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We investigate the persistence of micro-contacts between two elastic random rough surfaces by means of a simple model for quasi-static sliding. Contact clusters are calculated with the Boundary Element Method, then surfaces are repeatedly displaced to stud ...
SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS2022
The contact area of rough surfaces has a great influence on many mechanical process in tribology. In this report, we used the simulation method to study the contact area between two rough surfaces and its evolution when sliding. We generated artificial sel ...
2019
Friction is one of the most important topics in contact mechanics and the real contact area plays a significant role in determining the emergent friction properties. We study the detachment of the original contact clusters during the surface sliding. The e ...
