Modeling and simulation in tribology across scales: An overview
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 …
Lorentz Center workshop surveying various physical, chemical and mechanical phenomena …
Meeting the contact-mechanics challenge
This paper summarizes the submissions to a recently announced contact-mechanics
modeling challenge. The task was to solve a typical, albeit mathematically fully defined …
modeling challenge. The task was to solve a typical, albeit mathematically fully defined …
[HTML][HTML] From infinitesimal to full contact between rough surfaces: evolution of the contact area
We carry out a statistically meaningful study on self-affine rough surfaces in elastic
frictionless non-adhesive contact. We study the evolution of the true contact area under …
frictionless non-adhesive contact. We study the evolution of the true contact area under …
[HTML][HTML] Steels for rails
W Solano-Alvarez, H Bhadeshia - Progress in Materials Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Transport by rail is an efficient way of moving goods and people while managing problems
such as congestion and the consequences on the environment. The relatively low energy …
such as congestion and the consequences on the environment. The relatively low energy …
[HTML][HTML] Contact mechanics of fractal surfaces by spline assisted discretisation
We present a newly developed approach for the calculation of interfacial stiffness and
contact area evolution between two rough bodies exhibiting self-affine surface structures …
contact area evolution between two rough bodies exhibiting self-affine surface structures …
SPHERA v. 9.0. 0: A Computational Fluid Dynamics research code, based on the Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics mesh-less method
Abstract SPHERA v. 9.0. 0 (RSE SpA) is a FOSS CFD-SPH research code validated on the
following application fields: floods with transport of solid bodies and bed-load transport; fast …
following application fields: floods with transport of solid bodies and bed-load transport; fast …
[HTML][HTML] On the role of viscoelasticity in polymer rolling element bearings: load distribution and hysteretic losses
M Santeramo, C Putignano, G Vorlaufer… - … and Machine Theory, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a Boundary Element methodology to numerically investigate the
operation of a viscoelastic rolling element bearing in steady-state conditions. The …
operation of a viscoelastic rolling element bearing in steady-state conditions. The …
The influence of the statistical properties of self-affine surfaces in elastic contacts: A numerical investigation
In the last years, an increasing number of papers has been published in the field of contact
mechanics between rough fractal surfaces. The increase in research is motivated by the …
mechanics between rough fractal surfaces. The increase in research is motivated by the …
On the accurate computation of the true contact-area in mechanical contact of random rough surfaces
We introduce a corrective function to compensate errors in contact area computations
coming from mesh discretization. The correction is based on geometrical arguments, and …
coming from mesh discretization. The correction is based on geometrical arguments, and …
Disk harmonics for analysing curved and flat self-affine rough surfaces and the topological reconstruction of open surfaces
When two bodies get into contact, only a small portion of the apparent area is actually
involved in producing contact and friction forces because of the surface roughnesses. It is …
involved in producing contact and friction forces because of the surface roughnesses. It is …