Tag: fractal

  • Paper online: The Role of Surface Structure in Normal Contact Stiffness (Experimental Mechanics)

    Paper online: The Role of Surface Structure in Normal Contact Stiffness (Experimental Mechanics)

    C. Zhai , Y. Gan, D. Hanaor, G. Proust, D. Retraint. The Role of Surface Structure in Normal Contact Stiffness. Experimental Mechanics. In press. [DOI:10.1007/s11340-015-0107-0] Link: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11340-015-0107-0/fulltext.html Abstract: The effects of roughness and fractality on the normal contact stiffness of rough surfaces were investigated by considering samples of isotropically roughened aluminium. Surface features of samples were…