●Preface .
●Professor B.J. Briscoe
●Slippery Customers; Sticky Problems
● 1. Interface Engineering- The Scope
● 1.1. Adhesion
● 1.2. Friction
● 1.3. Lubrication
● 1.4. Damage
● 1.5. Wear
● 2. Historical Contexts
● 3. Principles of Interpretation
● 3.1. The adhesion model of friction
● 3.2. The deformation models
● 3.3. Other processes
● 4. Tribological Interfaces; Some Examples
● 5. Interfaces in Assemblies
● 6. Solid Processing and Production Engineering; Frictional Walls
● 7. Final Reflection
● 8. Challenges for the Future
● 9. Personal Remarks......
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