GENERAL SOLUTION OF THE DYNAMICS OF A VISCOELASTIC IMPACT BETWEEN A SPHERICAL BODY AND A PLANE SURFACE OF SEMI-SPACE

The brief analysis the problems   of an elastic and a viscoelastic contact have been given.  The general solution of   the dynamics of viscoelastic impact between a spherical body and a plane surface of semi-space at an arbitrary angle of attack has been examined in this paper.  Solutions to problems of the normal and the tangential displacement have been considered. The differential equations of the displacement (the movement) of the centre of mass of the body have been obtained and their approximate solutions have been found. Also, the boundaries of   application of the obtained equations of displacement for the viscoelastic contact have been given.