Proceedings of the Physical Society Section B · 1952 · 186 citations · 3 references
EngineeringMaterials EngineeringMaterials ScienceApplied MechanicsMechanical Behavior Of MaterialsTribologyContact MechanicsFriction ModelingLoad TransferFrictionLoad DependenceLoad Effects On FrictionLoad-dependent Friction
It is shown experimentally that the load dependence of rubber friction can be explained as being due to the load dependence of the true area of contact between rubber and track if the surface asperities of the rubber are assumed to be hemispherical.
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The Friction and Lubrication of Solids
Frank Philip Bowden, D. Tabor, Frederic Palmer · American Journal of Physics · 1951 · 5.9K citations