In a standard design practice, it is often necessary to assemble engineered structures from
individually manufactured parts. Ideally, the assembled system should perform as if the …

Contact and friction are closely related as friction cannot happen without contact. They are
widely used in mechanical engineering, traffic, and other fields. The real contact surface is …

This paper investigates the effects of fretting wear on frictional contacts. A high frequency
friction rig is used to measure the evolution of hysteresis loops, friction coefficient and …

Underplatform dampers are widely used in turbomachinery to mitigate structural vibrations
by means of friction dissipation at the interfaces. The modelling of such friction dissipation is …

Scale effects and the influence of surface roughness were investigated on the contact
behavior of glass specimens of the grain-grain, grain-block and block-block configurations …

Accurately predicting the nonlinear dynamic response of aero-engine components is critical,
as excessive vibration amplitudes can considerably reduce the operational lifespan. This …

The experimental study of joint mechanics has been limited in its effectiveness due to the
high uncertainty associated with assemblies of sub-components. In particular, two …

The tangential contact stiffness is an important parameter used in non-linear dynamic
analyses of jointed structures since it can strongly affect the prediction of resonance …

Friction between interfaces seriously affects the dynamics of structures with joints. An
accurate description of the friction behavior, usually given in the form of hysteresis loops, is …

Turbomachinery and other jointed structures are carefully designed to optimise their
dynamic response and prevent unwanted high-cycle fatigue failures due to vibration …