In typical metallic contacts, stresses are very high and result in yielding of the material.
Therefore, the study of contacts which include simultaneous elastic and plastic deformation …

The tribological properties of a custom-prepared and stable nano-lubricant that consists of
CuO nanoparticles (9nm average diameter) suspended in mineral base oil using sodium …

Magnetorheological elastomers (MRE) are smart materials whose modulus or mechanical
performances can be controlled by an external magnetic field. In this chapter, the current …

Bolted connections are ubiquitous in mechanical designs and pose a significant challenge
to understanding and predicting the vibration response of assembled structures. The present …

This paper presents both experimental and theoretical investigations of the sensing
capabilities of graphite based magnetorheological elastomers (MREs). In this study, eight …

The paper investigates reproducing the effects of confining pressure on the behaviour of
scaled railway ballast in triaxial tests in discrete element models (DEM). Previous DEM work …

An experimental test rig was developed in order to investigate elastic–plastic single micro-
spherical contact under combined normal and tangential loading. This novel apparatus …

The real contact area between a sphere and a flat during loading, unloading, and cyclic
loading–unloading in the elastic–plastic regime of deformations was investigated …

The contact area evolution during pre-sliding (junction growth) of copper spheres loaded
against a hard sapphire flat is investigated experimentally. Tests are performed with a novel …

The evolution of the contact area (junction growth) of an elastic-plastic preloaded spherical
contact subjected to an additional tangential loading is investigated theoretically. The …