OUR TEAM
PUBLICATIONS
NEWS
Funding Source
Our research project is funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU through the program PRIN-PNRR sponsored by the Italian Ministry of University and Researchresearch project funded by the European Union – NextGenerationEU through the program PRIN-PNRR sponsored by the Italian Ministry of University and Research
Research Activities
We work towards a new theoretical, experimental, and computational ground to conceptualize and optimize sustainable-by-design interfaces for industrial applications. Our goal is to seek long-lasting superior performance of tribological pairs in terms of energy efficiency and functionality. This will lead to a breakthrough in the prediction of the tribological behavior of real interfaces, with tangible environmental and societal impact in the automotive, robotic, aerospace, biomedical sectors across Italy and the EU.
MODELING NONLINEAR CONTACT MECHANICS
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EXPERIMENTAL TESTING
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OPEN SOURCE CODE
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SUSTAINABILITY CRITERIA
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Our Team
Nicola Menga – Project PI
Associate Professor, Politecnico di Bari
Michele Scaraggi – Project Co-I
Associate Professor
Università del Salento
Giuseppe Carbone
Professor
Politecnico di Bari
Valentina Ndou
Tenured Researcher
Università del Salento
Carlotta Mummolo
Assistant Professor
Politecnico di Bari
Guido Violano
Research Associate
Politecnico di Bari
Luciana Algieri
Postdoctoral Researcher
Università del Salento
Marco Ceglie
Postdoctoral Researcher
Politecnico di Bari
PUBLICATIONS
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
“Mandriota, C., Menga, N., & Carbone, G. (2024). Adhesive contact mechanics of viscoelastic materials. International Journal of Solids and Structures, 290, 112685.” https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2024.112685
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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