Role of adhesion between asperities in the formation of elastic solid/solid contacts

Surface energy and the contact of elastic solids

Kenneth L. Johnson, Kevin Kendall, A. D. Roberts · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1971 · 7.9K citations

Natural Sciences, Materials Science, Physics +17

Contact and Rubbing of Flat Surfaces

J. F. Archard · Journal of Applied Physics · 1953 · 7.7K citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering +17

Contact of nominally flat surfaces

J. A. Greenwood, J. B. P. Williamson · Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences · 1966 · 5.6K citations

Engineering, Materials Science, Surface Engineering +10

Modern Tribology Handbook

T.A. Stolarski · Tribology International · 2003 · 1.3K citations

From micro to nano contacts in biological attachment devices

Eduard Arzt, Stanislav N. Gorb, Ralph Spolenak · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2003 · 1.1K citations · Full text

Engineering, Bioengineering, Entomology +15