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"This book provides a valuable insight into an important yet obscure subject where there are few available guides. The reader is first introduced to the fundamental concept of tribology. This concept is then used to show how the various topics in tribology are interrelated to form one coherent subject. Illustrations are widely used throughout the book to assist readers in grasping the fundamental tribological concepts. Mechanisms of wear, friction and lubrication are comprehensively described in an accessible manner that is designed to be helpful to non-specialists. The control of wear is…

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9 editions
  • Hardcover · English · 2001
    Engineering Tribology, Second Edition
    Butterworth-Heinemann · 744 pages · 9780750673044
  • Other · English · 2025
    Elsevier Science & Technology · 900 pages · 9780443341496
  • Other · English · 2025
    Elsevier Science & Technology Books · 900 pages · 9780443341502
  • Other · English · 2016
    Butterworth-Heinemann Limited · 884 pages · 9780128100318
  • Other · English · 2013
    Elsevier Science & Technology · 884 pages · 9780123970473
  • Other · English · 2011
    Elsevier Science & Technology Books · 9780080531038
TribologyTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERINGTribology (friction & lubrication)MatlabTechnologyTechnology & Industrial ArtsScience/MathematicsEngineering - Mechanical