Tribology

Teaching methods

Ex cathedra with exercises and case studies
2-3 presentations by external speakers (one in French)

Assessment methods

Mid term written exam (50%)

Oral presentation to the other students of the critical analysis of an article published in a tribology journal (in groups). Questions by students to the presenting group will be evaluated. (50%). In case of a too large number of registered students, this oral presentation will be replaced by a second written exam (50%).

Resources

Bibliography

Book list indicated below.

Ressources en bibliothèque

• Tribology / Hutchings, Shipway
• Analyse et technologie des surfaces: couches minces et tribologie, Traité des matériaux 4 / Mathieu
• Matériaux et contacts : une approche tribologique / Zambelli
• Engineering Tribology / Williams
• Corrosion et chimie de surfaces des métaux / Landolt

Moodle Link

• https://go.epfl.ch/MSE-485