Modeling of Sliding of a Smooth Indenter over a Viscoelastic Layer Coupled with a Rigid Base

The article deals with constant-speed sliding of a smooth indenter along the boundary of a viscoelastic layer coupled with a rigid half-space. The problem is investigated in a quasistatic statement by constructing a solution for the case of a load sliding, distributed inside of a rectangular element, which allows using the boundary element method and an iterative procedure. The effect of sliding velocity and layer thickness on the contact pressure distribution and the deformation component of the frictional force is studied.