The physics of sliding friction is gaining impulse from nanoscale and mesoscale
experiments, simulations, and theoretical modeling. This Colloquium reviews some recent …

It is increasingly apparent that faults are typically not discrete planes but zones of deformed
rock with a complex internal structure and three-dimensional geometry. In the last decade …

Conceptual engineering is a branch of philosophy that is concerned with assessing
representational devices such as concepts and words. Conceptual engineers looks for the …

The dynamics of friction have been studied for hundreds of years, yet many aspects of these
everyday processes are not understood. One such aspect is the onset of frictional motion …

Silicon carbide (SiC) has a range of useful physical, mechanical and electronic properties
that make it a promising material for next-generation electronic devices,. Careful …

A model that predicts the static friction for elastic-plastic contact of rough surfaces is
presented. The model incorporates the results of accurate finite element analyses for the …

Multiscale Dissipative Mechanisms and Hierarchical Surfaces covers the rapidly developing
topics of hierarchical surfaces, roughness-induced superhydrophobicity and biomimetic …

Various mechanisms of solid–solid and solid–liquid friction are studied in this review, and
their relation to the surface roughness hierarchy is discussed. For ideal solid bodies with …

Strengthening of Resilon-filled roots via an adhesive interface should be reflected by
improvement in the interfacial strength and dislocation resistance between the root fillings …

We measure the spatial and temporal behavior of the true contact area A along a rough
spatially extended interface between two blocks in frictional contact. Upon the application of …