{"id":{"repo_id":"vt","oai_identifier":"oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/42849"},"canonical_url":"https://search.dev.ndltd.org/etd/vt/oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/42849","repository":{"repo_id":"vt","name":"Virginia Tech","base_url":"https://vtechworks.lib.vt.edu/oai/request"},"display":{"title":"Contact area between cylinders in rolling contact","abstract":"The contact area between two rollers or cylinders was investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The theoretical investigation was based on Hertzian theory, while the experimental method used was based on the measurement of contact resistances. The variables in the investigation were the applied force, skew angles between roller axes, and roller diameters. The experimental results showed contact areas much smaller than predicted by Hertzian theory. This was expected, as Hertzian theory does not account for the rough surfaces of real bodies. Extensive tables of Hertzian contact areas for various roller sizes and skew angles are included.","abstract_html":"The contact area between two rollers or cylinders was investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The theoretical investigation was based on Hertzian theory, while the experimental method used was based on the measurement of contact resistances. The variables in the investigation were the applied force, skew angles between roller axes, and roller diameters. The experimental results showed contact areas much smaller than predicted by Hertzian theory. This was expected, as Hertzian theory does not account for the rough surfaces of real bodies. Extensive tables of Hertzian contact areas for various roller sizes and skew angles are included.","abstract_has_math":false,"creators":["Carroll, Michael David"],"institution":"Virginia Tech","degree_name":"Master of Science","degree_level":"masters","degree_discipline":"Mechanical Engineering","degree_department":"Mechanical Engineering","school":null,"contributors":[],"advisors":[],"committee_chairs":["O'Brien, Walter F. Jr."],"committee_members":["Mabie, Hamilton H.","Moses, Hal L."],"year":1976,"date_issued":"1976-11-07","date_published":"1976-11-07","updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:20:31Z","subjects":["magnets"],"languages":[],"rights":["In Copyright"],"rights_urls":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"identifier_entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.other","label":"Dc Identifier Other","values":["etd-06022010-020254"],"render_values":[{"text":"etd-06022010-020254","href":null,"code":true}]}]},"links":{"outbound_url":"http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42849","outbound_label":"Handle","outbound_source":"dc:identifier.uri"},"metadata_groups":[{"id":"people","label":"People","entries":[{"key":"dc:contributor.committeechair","label":"Committee Chair","values":["O'Brien, Walter F. Jr."]},{"key":"dc:contributor.committeemember","label":"Committee Member","values":["Mabie, Hamilton H.","Moses, Hal L."]},{"key":"dc:contributor.department","label":"Department","values":["Mechanical Engineering"]},{"key":"dc:creator","label":"Author","values":["Carroll, Michael David"]}]},{"id":"academic_context","label":"Academic Context","entries":[{"key":"dc:date.accessioned","label":"Dc Date Accessioned","values":["2014-03-14T21:36:50Z"]},{"key":"dc:date.available","label":"Dc Date Available","values":["2014-03-14T21:36:50Z","2010-06-02"]},{"key":"dc:date.issued","label":"Date","values":["1976-11-07"]},{"key":"dc:publisher","label":"Institution","values":["Virginia Tech"]},{"key":"dc:type","label":"Dc Type","values":["Thesis"]},{"key":"dc:type.dcmitype","label":"Dc Type Dcmitype","values":["Text"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_discipline","label":"Discipline","values":["Mechanical Engineering"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_level","label":"Degree Level","values":["masters"]},{"key":"thesis:degree_name","label":"Degree Name","values":["Master of Science"]},{"key":"thesis:institution_name","label":"Thesis Institution Name","values":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"]}]},{"id":"subjects_keywords","label":"Subjects and Keywords","entries":[{"key":"dc:subject","label":"Dc Subject","values":["magnets"]}]},{"id":"language_rights","label":"Language and Rights","entries":[{"key":"dc:rights","label":"Dc Rights","values":["In Copyright"]},{"key":"dc:rights.uri","label":"Rights URI","values":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"]}]},{"id":"identifiers","label":"Identifiers","entries":[{"key":"dc:identifier.other","label":"Dc Identifier Other","values":["etd-06022010-020254"]},{"key":"dc:identifier.uri","label":"Identifier URI","values":["http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42849"]}]},{"id":"additional","label":"Additional Metadata","entries":[{"key":"dc:description.abstract","label":"Abstract","values":["The contact area between two rollers or cylinders was investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The theoretical investigation was based on Hertzian theory, while the experimental method used was based on the measurement of contact resistances. The variables in the investigation were the applied force, skew angles between roller axes, and roller diameters. The experimental results showed contact areas much smaller than predicted by Hertzian theory. This was expected, as Hertzian theory does not account for the rough surfaces of real bodies. Extensive tables of Hertzian contact areas for various roller sizes and skew angles are included."]},{"key":"dc:description.degree","label":"Dc Description Degree","values":["Master of Science"]},{"key":"dc:format.medium","label":"Dc Format Medium","values":["BTD"]},{"key":"dc:format.mimetype","label":"Dc Format Mimetype","values":["application/pdf"]},{"key":"dc:title","label":"Title","values":["Contact area between cylinders in rolling contact"]}]}],"canonical_facts":{"dc:contributor.committeechair":["O'Brien, Walter F. Jr."],"dc:contributor.committeemember":["Mabie, Hamilton H.","Moses, Hal L."],"dc:contributor.department":["Mechanical Engineering"],"dc:creator":["Carroll, Michael David"],"dc:date.accessioned":["2014-03-14T21:36:50Z"],"dc:date.available":["2014-03-14T21:36:50Z","2010-06-02"],"dc:date.issued":["1976-11-07"],"dc:description.abstract":["The contact area between two rollers or cylinders was investigated both theoretically and experimentally. The theoretical investigation was based on Hertzian theory, while the experimental method used was based on the measurement of contact resistances. The variables in the investigation were the applied force, skew angles between roller axes, and roller diameters. The experimental results showed contact areas much smaller than predicted by Hertzian theory. This was expected, as Hertzian theory does not account for the rough surfaces of real bodies. Extensive tables of Hertzian contact areas for various roller sizes and skew angles are included."],"dc:description.degree":["Master of Science"],"dc:format.medium":["BTD"],"dc:format.mimetype":["application/pdf"],"dc:identifier.other":["etd-06022010-020254"],"dc:identifier.uri":["http://hdl.handle.net/10919/42849"],"dc:publisher":["Virginia Tech"],"dc:rights":["In Copyright"],"dc:rights.uri":["http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/"],"dc:subject":["magnets"],"dc:title":["Contact area between cylinders in rolling contact"],"dc:type":["Thesis"],"dc:type.dcmitype":["Text"],"thesis:degree_discipline":["Mechanical Engineering"],"thesis:degree_level":["masters"],"thesis:degree_name":["Master of Science"],"thesis:institution_name":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"]},"updated_at":"2026-07-22T22:20:31Z"}