Modelling of adhesion effect in friction of viscoelastic materials

A model is suggested for the analysis of the combined effect of viscoelastic properties of bodies and adhesive interaction between their surfaces in sliding. The model is based on the solution of the contact problem for a 3D wavy surface sliding on the boundary of a viscoelastic foundation taking into account the molecular attraction in the gap between the bodies. The influence of adhesion on the contact stress distribution, real contact area and hysteretic friction force is analyzed.