A viscoelastic layered contact model has successfully been developed and solved analytically. The single layered linear viscoelastic material is assumed to be perfectly bonded to a rigid substrate in contact with a rigid indenter without friction under a step load. Two cases are considered: (a) a compressible layered material with a typical Poisson's ratio of 0.4 and (b) an incompressible layer with a Poisson's ratio of 0.5. Two viscoelastic models: Maxwell and three element standard linear solid are investigated. This paper highlights the methodology employed and the results obtained under various conditions. (C) 1998 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved. References: 17
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