Despite significant advances in modeling of friction-induced vibrations and brake squeal, the
majority of industrial research and design is still conducted experimentally, since many …

Disc brake systems are a technology widely adopted within the automotive and rail industry,
especially when high performance is needed. The interaction between the disc and the pads …

Self-excited vibrations represent a big concern in engineering, particularly in automotive,
railway and aeronautic industry. Many lumped models have been proposed over the years …

The effect of joints on flutter type friction induced oscillation in friction brakes is investigated.
The work is based on a small characteristic system with elementary joint models. Linear …

Abstract Carbon-carbon (C/C) composite material is currently among the most promising
engineering materials for friction applications, where excellent tribological properties …

This work wants to provide insights on the coupling between contact behaviour (local scale)
and vibrational response (global scale) which brings to different contact scenarios arising in …

The influence of friction blocks connection configuration on the interfacial tribology behavior
and FIVN (friction-induced vibration and noise) of the high-speed railway braking system is …

This paper presents an experimental and numerical analysis on friction-induced vibrations
arising from the frictional contact between two bodies in relative motion. The sliding contact …

This study analyzed the effect of ferrous wear particles, which can be transferred from gray
iron brake discs to the friction material surface during brake applications, on friction …

For years, friction-induced vibration and noise (FIVN) has puzzled many researchers in
academia and industry. Several mechanisms have been proposed for explaining its …