Abstract: The deposition of layers is an effective way to improve the tribological performance of rough surfaces. The contact mechanics of layered rough surfaces needs to be studied to optimize layer ...

Abstract: A three-dimensional numerical model is presented to investigate the quasi-static sliding contact behavior of layered elastic/plastic solids with rough surfaces. The model is applicable for both ...

Abstract: A new numerical model for the three-dimensional contact analysis of a layered elastic–perfectly plastic half space with another rough surface is presented. The model is based on a variational ...

Abstract: To achieve a higher storage density in a hard disk drive, the fly height of the air bearing slider, as part of the magnetic spacing, has to be minimized. At an ultralow fly height, the ...

Abstract: Electric vertical-take-off-and-landing multirotor aircraft has been emerging as a revolutionary transportation mode for both manned and unmanned applications, but this technology is limited by flight time and range ...

Abstract: Tropical Storm Bopha (2000) showed a very unusual southward course parallel to the east coast of Taiwan, mainly steered by the circulation associated with Supertyphoon Saomai (2000) to Bopha's east. The binary interaction ...

Abstract: In recent years, the parameterized level set method (PLSM), which rests on radial basis functions in most early work, has gained growing attention in structural optimization. However, little work has been carried out to ...

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