Contact mechanics examines the deformation and interaction of bodies at interfaces where separation, adhesion and friction may occur. Variational methods reformulate contact problems as inequalities ...

Variational methods provide a unifying framework for modelling the interaction of thermal and elastic phenomena in solids and fluids. Rooted in the principle of least action, these approaches cast ...

Calculus to the level of ODEs, partial derivative and multiple integrals, some knowledge of PDEs helpful but not essential. Students should have a certain comfort level with dealing with advanced ...