Contact Mechanics and Friction Physical Principles and Applications /

• Main Author: Popov, Valentin L. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2010.
• Edition: 1.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Continuum mechanics.; Mechanical engineering.; Biomaterials.; Tribology.; Corrosion and anti-corrosives.; Coatings.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Tribology, Corrosion and Coatings.; Mechanical Engineering.

This application-oriented book introduces the associations between contact mechanics and friction and with it offers a deeper understanding of tribology. It deals with the associated phenomena of contact, adhesion, capillary forces, friction, lubrication, and wear from one consistent viewpoint. The...

Table of Contents:

• Qualitative Treatment of Contact Problems – Normal Contact without Adhesion
• Qualitative Treatment of Adhesive Contacts
• Capillary Forces
• Rigorous Treatment of Contact Problems – Hertzian Contact
• Rigorous Treatment of Contact Problems – Adhesive Contact
• Contact between Rough Surfaces
• Tangential Contact Problems
• Rolling Contact
• Coulomb’s Law of Friction
• The Prandtl-Tomlinson Model for Dry Friction
• Frictionally Induced Vibrations
• Thermal Effects in Contacts
• Lubricated Systems
• Viscoelastic Properties of Elastomers
• Rubber Friction and Contact Mechanics of Rubber
• Wear
• Friction Under the Influence of Ultrasonic Vibrations
• Numerical Simulation Methods in Friction Physics
• Earthquakes and Friction
• Erratum To: Rigorous Treatment of Contact Problems – Hertzian Contact.