When two solids are squeezed together they will in general not make atomic contact
everywhere within the nominal (or apparent) contact area. This fact has huge practical …

We review the present state of understanding of solid friction at low velocities and for
systems with negligibly small wear effects. We first analyze in detail the behavior of friction at …

Two-photon polymerization lithography is promising for producing three-dimensional
structures with user-defined micro-and nanoscale features. Additionally, shrinkage by …

When two objects are in contact, the force necessary to overcome friction is larger than the
force necessary to keep sliding motion going. This difference between static and dynamic …

This investigation aims to validate the effect of the rough contact surface on the dynamic
responses of the multibody system based on the fractal theory. Firstly, a two-dimensional …

Brake squeal is a common noise problem encountered in the automotive industry. Higher
friction coefficients and weight reduction recently led to higher vibration levels in the audible …

In the early'60s the fracture mechanics was mainly focused on tensile cracks (of prominent
importance in engineering problems) and later on shear, antiplane cracks. Since these …

The prediction and control of friction-induced vibration requires a sufficiently accurate
constitutive law for dynamic friction at the sliding interface: for linearised stability analysis …

We present molecular dynamics friction calculations for confined hydrocarbon “polymer”
solids with molecular lengths from 20 to 1400 carbon atoms. Two cases are considered:(a) …

We present experimental results for the friction of a flat surface against a hexagonally
patterned surface, both being made of PolyDiMethylSiloxane. We simultaneously measure …