Plane Punch Indentation of Anisotropic Elastic Half Space

Abstract

The stress distribution within a planar anisotropic half space is determined for normal or tangential displacements imposed over a small part of the surface. The general punch problem is then considered as a combination of these basic solutions. Results are presented for the normal, tangential, and rotary indentation of an arbitrarily-oriented half space by a flat frictional punch.