3. Contact solicitations
3.1 Load
Load is the determining factor in the mechanical behavior of rubbing surfaces, since it governs the entire network of surface stresses at contact (figure 8 ): normal stresses due to bearing forces alone, and tangential stresses corresponding to resistance to displacement (coefficient of friction).
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