Fundamentals of surface contact: surface topography, asperity contact, interfacial phenomena. Friction theories and wear mechanisms. Temperatures in sliding contacts. Hydrodynamic, hydrostatic, ...

Lightweight materials are the core of the aircraft and automobile industry. To investigate the worldwide defined concerns of hazardous, eliminating emissions, and irregular climatic fluctuations, the ...

If you want to know how to make a sneaker with better traction in the rain, just ask a snake. That’s the theory driving the research of Hisham Abdel-Aal, PhD, an associate teaching professor from ...

Aiming at the difficulty of accurately modeling the friction slip effect in engineering calculations for multi-span continuous cable structures, it is proposed to develop a three-dimensional slip ...

Mechanical Engineering applies the fields of physics, mathematics, and materials science to the design and realization of mechanical and thermal systems. For over a century mechanical engineers have ...

The Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering offers both Master of Science in Engineering (MSE) program and a combined BSE/MSE program. These programs offer a choice of either a thesis track ...

If you want to know how to make a sneaker with better traction, just ask a snake. That's the theory driving new research by an expert who is studying snake skin to help engineers improve the design of ...