I submit for consideration the manuscript entitled “Finite-range cohesion and finite fracture increments in viscoelastic contact: a generalized-work formulation and two-dimensional benchmarks.”
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/417487880
I submitted the manuscript "An Archard-type multiscale theory of hysteretic friction on viscoelastic half-planes, built on exact per-scale viscoelastic contact solutions" for consideration as a Regular Article.
dear Friends and Colleagues
I have been invited to write a review, actually a "Perspective" paper on Contact Mechanics from my personal point of view, which obviously reflects my own experience in my nearly 30 years of research activities. This is a sort of "celebration" therefore, and I would like to make it as simple, complete, and elegant and useful as possible.
Any comment therefore on this preprint would be greatly appreciated.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/415644414
Dear Colleagues
I have been playing with a very good student from Berlin with the idea that a temperature gradient along the depth of the tire could help reduce wear significantly. We all know that there is an optimal range of temperature for friction and wear --- much less known is an optimal "temperature gradient". I hope you find this study a good starting point on this idea. Maybe somebody wants to explore how to patent it!
https://lnkd.in/d5nibSYN
Mike
"Prediction" of friction is an old dream. Even in the field of rubber friction, where we think we understand the various mechanisms of hysteresis and adhesion, we are very far from this achievement.
