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We begin our consideration of contact problems with the normal contact problem. A normal contact problem revolves around two bodies which are brought into contact with one another by forces perpendicular to their surfaces. A prominent example is the wheel of a train on a rail.
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Popov, V.L. (2017). Qualitative Treatment of Contact Problems – Normal Contact without Adhesion. In: Contact Mechanics and Friction. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-53081-8_2
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