Dynamics with Friction

The dynamics of dissipative mechanical and structural systems is being investigated at various institutions and laboratories worldwide with ever-increasing sophistication of modelling analysis and experiments. This book offers a collection of contributions from these research centres that represent the present state-of-the-art in the study of friction oscillators. It provides the reader with the fruits of a team effort by leaders in this fascinating field. The topics covered include self-excited friction oscillators, homogeneous frictional systems, unsteady lubricated friction, instantaneous contact geometry, impact damping and nonlinear dynamics of stick-slip systems, among other topics. This book gives a comprehensive picture of dynamics of dissipative mechanical and structural systems. It also gives an up-to-date account of the present state of the field. It should be of interest to engineers, rheologists, materials scientists, applied mathematicians and physicists.