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Dec 15, 2025
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ME 129: Tribology
Units: 3
Introduces the field of tribology. Fundamental principles of friction, lubrication, and wear are discussed from a mechanical engineering point of view. Topics include surface roughness, contact between surfaces, adhesion, friction, wear, fluid film lubrication, boundary lubrication, and nanotribology.
Course Details
Anticipated term(s) course will be offered:
Repeatable for Credit: No
Normal Letter Grade with Pass/No Pass option
Requisites and Restrictions
Prerequisite: ENGR 120 and ENGR 151
Open only to following major/minor(s):
- Bioengineering (Undergraduate) - BENG
- Biological Sciences (Undergraduate) - BIOS
- Chemical Sciences (Undergraduate) - CHEM
- Chemical Sciences Minor (Undergraduate) - CHEM
- Computer Science & Engineering (Undergraduate) - CSE
- Environmental Engineering (Undergraduate) - ENVE
- Materials Sci & Engineering (Undergraduate) - MSE
- Mechanical Engineering (Undergraduate) - ME
- Physics (Undergraduate) - PHYS
- Physics Minor (Undergraduate) - PHYS
- Chemistry (Undergraduate) - CHM
- Chemistry Minor (Undergraduate) - CHM
Instructor Permission Required: No
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