Contact Mechanics and Friction: Physical Principles and Applications

The second English edition of “Contact Mechanics and Friction” was substantially
revised compared to the 1st edition. This is especially related to the chapters on
“contact mechanics” (normal contact with and without adhesion, tangential contact,
and contact with elastomers), which were supplemented with many solutions
for axially-symmetric contact problems. The chapter on “wear” now includes a
discussion on fretting. The section of elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication was completely
rewritten and enriched by several problems. Furthermore, the chapter on
numerical simulation methods in contact mechanics has been overhauled and now
contains the basic ideas of the application of the boundary element method to adhesive
contacts.