Abstract: The dynamics of solid third bodies sheared between two rubbing bodies is far from being understood. Yet, this interface plays a prominent role in the velocity accommodation and in the load ...

Abstract: The work presented here is a model of the degradation of a material (by particle detachment), based on a two dimensional granular dynamic model designed to study the flows of third body ...

Abstract: Fretting wear and fretting fatigue are governed by the rate of formation of materials (third-bodies) between the initial contact surfaces. Furthermore, the third-bodies must be maintained within ...

Abstract: This paper presents an overview of a discrete element method approach to dry friction in the presence of a third body. Three dimensional computer simulations have been carried out to show the ...

Abstract: The paper considers the behavior of third bodies in dry contacts. A description of the mechanism operating in contacts is given and the influence of external parameters outlined. Both physicochemical ...

Abstract: Third body load carrying capacity noted with different materials under different kinematic conditions have been observed under fretting conditions. Tests run in the same machine with steel on ...

Abstract: This paper describes tools for numerical modeling which enable the understanding of the appearance of vibrations of a structure generated by the frictional contact between two bodies (the ...