Standard syllabus
Tribology · Graduate · Engineering
Topics
Contact mechanics and friction
- Surface topography and roughness parameters
- Hertzian contact of elastic bodies
- Adhesion and cohesion in contacts
- Amontons-Coulomb friction laws and limitations
- Stick-slip and friction-induced vibrations
- Boundary lubrication and surface films
- Mixed and hydrodynamic lubrication regimes
- Stribeck curve interpretation
- Reynolds equation for fluid film lubrication
- Elastohydrodynamic lubrication (EHL) intro
Wear mechanisms and measurement
- Adhesive, abrasive, and fatigue wear modes
- Archard wear equation and wear coefficients
- Corrosive and erosive wear interactions
- Scuffing and seizure in gears and bearings
- Tribometers and standardized wear tests
- Surface hardness and its role in wear resistance
- Coatings: PVD, CVD, and thermal spray overview
- Solid lubricants: MoS₂, graphite, PTFE
- Nanotribology and AFM measurements
- Forensic wear analysis of failed components
What each unit includes
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- Common Mistakes
- Worksheets
- Word problems
- Mixed Practice
- Multi-Unit Problems
- Review
- Practice test
- Answer key
Study units
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- Contact mechanics and friction
Surface topography and roughness parameters
Coming soon - Wear mechanisms and measurement
Adhesive, abrasive, and fatigue wear modes
Coming soon - Bearing, seal, and component design
Rolling element bearing selection and life calculation
Coming soon - Research and sustainability
Environmentally acceptable lubricants (EALs)
Coming soon
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