Mechanical behavior of functionally graded materials (FGMs) with the presence of defects,
such as dislocations and cracks, is of great scientific interest and practical importance …

A semi-analytical model is developed for the two-dimensional fretting contact of layered
materials with vertical cracks near surfaces to investigate the effects of layers and cracks on …

The friction between a hard steel indenter and a soft elastomer is studied experimentally. To
investigate the influence of roughness, a series of experiments was conducted utilizing an …

The severe electric and thermal environments may cause localized deterioration of the
contact behavior of thermoelectric devices. The contact responses of the thermoelectricity …

A plane static elasticity problem on a smooth receding contact of two elastic strips is
considered. The upper strip undergoes the action of a constant load distributed over a semi …

Receding contacts appear in many composite technical and biological systems at the points
where tensile stresses would appear otherwise. Here, we consider the contact of a beam …

A smooth receding contact of two dissimilar elastic strips undergoing the action of the load
uniformly distributed over a semi-infinite interval on the upper surface of the upper strip is …

A frictional receding contact problem of an infinitely long layer pressed by different finite
pressure distributions onto a half-plane of the same linear elastic material is solved with the …

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are composite materials characterized by gradually
variable 35 composition and micro-structure along at least one specific direction. Such kind …