Abstract

In this paper, the wavy contact between piezoelectric materials and an isotropic solid is considered. The Papkovich–Neuber potentials for the isotropic solid and three harmonic functions for piezoelectric materials are also presented. The stated problem is reduced to a pair of dual series equations and then recast as an integral equation of the Abel type. Employing the product relation for trigonometric functions and the Mehler integral yields an exact solution of the reduced Abel type integral equation. The relationship between contact length and the level of loading, and the distribution of the surface normal stress are given in terms of elementary functions. The derived results agree well with the previous ones for the purely elastic solid. It is found that a critical loading exists for the disturbance. For limiting cases, such as the low level of loading case and full contact case, corresponding contact behaviors are presented. Numerical analyses are done to reveal the influence of the level of loading on the contact behaviors.

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