The anti-skid performance of snowy and icy pavements is a popular research topic among
road workers. Snow and ice are pollutants on a road surface. They significantly reduce the …

Friction originates at the area of real contact which depends on the (changing) surface
topography. Observing and measuring the area of real contact at multi-asperity interfaces is …

Slip and Fall (SF) on slippery icy/snowy surfaces during winters is evident worldwide,
especially in Nordic regions. Every year millions of people slip and fall due to ice accretion …

Pavement skid resistance measurement is a fundamental component of roadway
management and maintenance. Most traditional approaches rely on manual operations or …

Recently, the tribological characteristics of rubber elastomers have attracted widespread
attention of researchers due to its destructive character and its high frequency of occurrence …

The maintenance of wind turbines is of growing importance considering the transition to
renewable energy. This paper presents a multi-robot-approach for automated wind turbine …

Adequate pavement surface friction is important for highway safety and reducing traffic
accidents and fatalities. The current asphalt mixture design does not directly consider skid …

Analytical contact mechanics theories depend on surface roughness through the surface
roughness power spectrum. In the present study, we evaluated the usability of various …

The low friction of ice is usually attributed to the formation of a thin water film due to melting
of ice by frictional heating. Melting of ice is a first order phase transition where physical …

Introduction: Falls on icy surfaces are the leading cause of injuries for outdoor workers.
Footwear outsole material and geometrical design parameters are the most significant …