Abstract: Friction is a complex phenomenon that arises from the interaction of deforming surface microasperities and adhesive forces at very small length scales. In this work, we use a computational model to understand the effects ...

Abstract: In this work, we use the Abbott–Firestone curve as the basis to develop a simple quantitative approach to measure the anisotropy of a surface. The main idea is to measure the difference between the curves for two mutually ...

Abstract: The complexity of modeling friction between rough surfaces has prompted many researchers to use Greenwood and Tripp’s sum surface assumption to simplify the analysis. This assumption approximates the contact between two ...

Abstract: Additive manufacturing (AM) has enabled the production of intricate lattice structures with excellent performance and minimal mass. Design approaches that consider static loading, including lattice-based topology optimization ...

Abstract: Architected elastomeric beam networks have great potential for energy absorption, multi-resonant vibration isolation, and multi-bandgap elastic wave control, due to the reconfigurability and programmability of their ...