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All lectures and practical sessions will be available here.

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Prereading

Lecture 1: Applications of Contact Mechanics

In this lecture we show a lot of applications of contact mechanics in both natural and engineering systems. The accompanying videos are not included in the pdf file, but are available on YouTube:

• Bolt vibrations
• Disk/blade contact
• Formula 1 tyre dramas
• Wheel/rail stability
• Granular contact and soil liquefaction
• Granular contact: Brazilian nut effect (simulation)