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A New Load-Bearing Material Mimicking Human Cartilage Developed

26.04.2021 Dr. Aydar Akchurin 596 Views

Nature has created probably one of the most powerful optimization algorithms of the Universe – evolution by natural selection. Engineers like to borrow Nature’s ideas and there is even a special name for this activity […]

A two-body abrasive wear model as a contact-induced fracture process

14.10.2019 1,033 Views
A recent work by the researchers from Leibniz University Hannover presents a 3-D framework for simulation of contact-driven-fracture processes (like abrasive wear) in filled elastomers. Modeling of material removal processes, like wear, to this day [...]
Tribometer managing autumn leaf problem on railways worldwide

25.02.2019 1,501 Views
Since the 1800s, railway organizations have been struggling with low adhesion on the rail, especially during the Autumn season also known as the “slippery track season”. In Autumn, leaves fall on the rails and when [...]
Mixed Lubrication: Wear Particles Size and Friction Evolution

10.04.2017 1,479 Views
Wear in tribological contacts results in generation of wear particles of various sizes and shapes and these particles impact the performance of the mechanical devices. These particles may create additional mechanical damage or act as [...]
Fight friction with plasma

03.05.2017 1,309 Views
For road vehicles, wind resistance increases fuel consumption. But one way to fight wind is with wind. Researchers in Sweden are experimenting with reducing drag on trucks with electric wind devices that mimic the way [...]
Contact Mechanics Book

06.03.2018 345 Views
The Handbook on Contact Mechanics (Handbuch der Kontaktmechanik) co-authored by Honorary Professor of Tomsk Polytechnic University, head of the Department of System Dynamics and Friction Physics at Technical University Berlin, Valentin Popov, a TPU alumnus [...]