When two bodies are in contact, various surface/subsurface damage problems may arise,
which significantly shorten the service lives of functional components. These damage …

The tribology of diamond-like carbon (DLC) films has been studied for decades, but their
friction and wear mechanisms at the nanoscale still remain unclear due to experimental …

Mechanical transmission components are generally under the risk of contact fatigue,
resulting in cracks initiated from the subsurface. When subject to compressive stress, these …

Surfaces of tightly fitted joints such as splines and dovetails in aero-engines are expected in
nominally static contact but experience small amplitude oscillations in practice, leading to …

Lubricated contact characteristics of transversely isotropic coating considering imperfect
interface is of great importance in engineering to provide guidance on tribological design …

This paper reports a novel visco-elastohydrodynamic lubrication (VEHL) model for the
lubrication interface formed by a rigid sphere and a viscoelastic layer imperfectly coated on …

Subsurface damage (SSD) induced during abrasive grain machining process strongly
influences the mechanical strength and subsurface quality of the brittle components …

Imperfect interface of coating-substrate system, where displacement and stress are
transmitted discontinuously, affects mechanical response of coated medium subjected to …

Lubricated spherical joint is widely used in spatial parallel robots, which significantly
influences the dynamic response of the mechanism. Current research of mechanism …

The analysis of plastic evolution and material inhomogeneity is required for an accurate
description of lubrication under impact loading. This work develops a semi-analytical model …