Calculations of the impact of friction and wear on energy consumption, economic
expenditure, and CO 2 emissions are presented on a global scale. This impact study covers …

This review summarizes recent advances in the area of tribology based on the outcome of a
Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena …

Contact mechanics has its application in many engineering problems. No one can walk
without frictional contact, and no car would move for the same reason. Hence contact …

Contact Mechanics and the Physics of Friction are fundamental disciplines of the
engineering sciences, which are indispensable for the construction of safe and energy …

Physics and Chemistry of Interfaces Comprehensive textbook on the interdisciplinary field of
interface science, fully updated with new content on wetting, spectroscopy, and coatings …

This monograph deals with the part of the field of experimental rock deformation that is
dominated by the phenomena of brittle fracture on one scale or another. Thus a distinction …

We have derived the general solution of a wave equation describing the dynamics of two-
layer viscoelastic polymer materials of arbitrary thickness deposited on solid (quartz) …

When rubber slides on a hard, rough substrate, the surface asperities of the substrate exert
oscillating forces on the rubber surface leading to energy “dissipation” via the internal friction …

Recent research has led to a deeper understanding of the nature and consequences of
interactions of materials on an atomic scale. The results have resonated throughout the field …

Soils are unique materials. Analogous to all other particulate materials, their properties
depend on environmental parameters, such as confinement and fluid characteristics. While …