Basic Equation and General Solution
Figure 1 depicts an analytical model of a rubber-layered steel roller and a mated
steel roller. The rubber is deformed by contact with the mated steel roller. Because
Young’s modulus of steel is larger than 105 times of that of rubber, the deformation
of steel parts is ignored. Uniform contact along the axial direction of the rollers is
assumed in this analysis and only the deformation of rubber in a section is considered
under the assumption of the plane-strain.