Friction and instabilities

Preface.- Instability of Thermoelastic Contact (J. R. Barber).- Stability and Critical Points in Large Displacement Frictionless Contact Problems (A. Klarbring).- Some Notes on Frictions and Instabilities (J. A. C. Martins, F. M. F. Simoes, A. Pinto da Costa).- Some Examples of Friction-Induced Vibrations and Instabilities (F. Moirot, Q. S. Nguyen).- Contact Friction Models and Stability Problems (Z. Mroz).- Numerical Characterization and Computation of Dynamic Instabilities for Frictional Contact Problems (M. Raous, S. Barbarin, D. Vola)