Tribology Subject Guide

The Information and Library Service compiles occasional subject guides for engineers and students. The aim is to highlight sources of information available in the library and the Institution itself, along with some useful websites to take you further afield.

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Locating Tribology Information on the IMechE Library Catalogue

The following is a list of key shelf numbers for the tribology subject area. If you are looking for a particular book please check the Library Catalogue.

Topic		Shelf Number

Bearings		621.822

Brakes and braking		629.246

Condition monitoring		658.202

Contact mechanics		621.1125

Corrosion		669.124

Fatigue		620.11246

Gears		621.833

Lubrication		621.89

Surface engineering		669.185

Tribology		621.89

Wear		621.89

Useful Books

Life ratings for modern rolling bearings (2003) (ASME)		621.822 (Oversize)

Wear analysis for engineers (2002) (Bayer R G)		621.89 BAY

Introduction to tribology (2002) (Bhushan B)		621.89 BHU

Modern tribology handbook, Vols 1 and 2 (2001) (Bhushan B)		621.89 BHU

Handbook of surface treatments and coatings (2003) (Cartier M)		669.185 CAR

History of tribology 2nd ed. (Dowson D)		621.8909 DOW

Friction, lubrication and wear of artificial joints (2003) (Hutchings I M)		617.3 HUT

Applied tribology: bearing design and lubrication (2001) (Khonsari M M and Booser E R)		621.89 KHO

Tribology - lubrication, friction and wear (2001) (Kragelsky I V and Alisin V V)		621.89 KRA

Lubrication and lubricant selection: a practical guide (2004) (Lansdown A R)		621.89 LAN

Mechanical tribology (2004) (Liang H and Totten G E)		621.89 TOT

Tribology handbook (1993 - published in separate parts) (Neale M J)		621.89 NEA (Oversize)

Micro and nanotribology (2005) (Ohmae N)		621.89 OHM

Lubrication fundamentals 2nd edition (2001) (Pirro D M and Wessol A A)		621.89 PIR

Total tribology: engineering lubrication and wear lifecycle (2002) (Sherrington L et al)		621.89 SHE

Rolling contacts (2001) (Storlarski T A)		621.89 STO

Tribology of mechanical systems (2004) (Vizintin J)		621.89 VIZ (Oversize)

Tribology of elastomers (2004) (Zhang S W)		621.89 ZHA

E-books

The following titles are available via Knovel in the Virtual Library:

Davis J R ed, Surface engineering corrosion and wear resistance 2001
Fatigue and tribological properties of plastics and elastomers 1995
Goryacheva I G, Contact mechanics in tribology 1998
Neale M J, Tribology handbook 2nd ed 1995
Smith E H ed., Mechanical engineer’s reference book 12th ed 1998
Stolarski T A, Tribology in machine design 1990

The following titles are available via Books24x7 in the Virtual Library:

Micro and nanotribology, ASME, 2005
Properties of lubricants, Skillsoft press, 2006
Solving tribology problems in rotating machines, World Scientific Publishing, 2003

Recent IMechE Tribology conferences and seminars

Please visit Tribology Papers and Presentations (Archive)

Useful Journals

The library has an extensive collection of journals including:

ASME Journal of tribology
Corrosion: the journal of science and engineering 1945-
Corrosion prevention and control 1954-
IMechE Proceedings part J Journal of engineering tribology 1994-
Industrial lubrication and tribology 1970-
International journal of fatigue 1993-
Lube 1996-
Tribology and lubrication technology 1987-
Tribology international 1977-
Tribology transactions 1988-
Wear 1957-

Please check the Library Catalogue to see if the Library subscribes to your required journal.

E-journals

The following titles are available via EBSCO Business Source in the Virtual Library:

Canadian fluid power review
Hydraulics and pneumatics
Motion system hydraulics and pneumatics

Databases

Please visit the Virtual Library page for information about the library's databases.