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TriboLAB

The TriboLAB belongs to the net of research labs TRASFORMA, recently established at Technical University of Bari thanks to the financial support of the Government of Regione Apulia.

The mission of the TriboLAB is to investigate phenomena taking place at the interface of contacting bodies, such as rough contact mechanics, friction, hydrorepellence, lubrication, crack propagation.

The TriboLAB is coordinated by Prof. Dr. Giuseppe Carbone. The staff is constituted by one Associate Professor, two Tenured Assistant Professors, three Visiting Scientists and two PhD students.
 
  • Research Achievements
  • Events

  • A novel BEM formulation for the analysis of sliding and rolling viscoelastic contacts
  • A novel direction-dependent microstructured adhesive for object manipulation and locomotion
  • Effect of air entrapment on the adhesive properties of microstructured gecko-like adhesives
  • Sticky bio-inspired micropillars: Finding the best shape
  • First experimental evidence of Micro-Elasto-Hydrodynamics in soft contacts
  • Explanation of the giant adhesion of biomimetic miscrostructured surfaces
  • A novel approach for leakage calculations in flat seals
  • Theory of transition from EHL to mixed lubrification in squeeze contacts
  • Contact mechanics and rubber friction for anisotropic rough surfaces
  • Hot cracks in rubber: Origin of the giant toughness of rubber-like materials
  • Microcantilever dynamics: effect of Brownian excitation in liquids
  • Assessment of Fakir-state stability on micro-structured superhydrorepellent surfaces
  • A novel approach to calculate Stribeck curves in soft-EHL contacts
  • Simple but accurate calculations of frictional performance of CVT transmission
  • Experimental assessment of multiasperity contact theories and Persson’s contact mechanics

  • "CVT 2010", November 17, 2010, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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Contact us at tribolab.poliba@gmail.com