This paper presents a numerical study on the effects of microwave irradiation on the
mechanical properties of hard rock. More specifically, the weakening effect of microwave …

Rock fracturing through microwave irradiation has received significant attention recently as a
viable pretreatment for improving the energy efficiency of comminution processes. This study …

Heating due to frictional sliding is an important phenomenon in tribological applications. The
present study develops a numerical method based on the finite elements (FE) for modelling …