The most current data available on the impact of vibrations andstiffness on test apparatus and machine wear. This comprehensivevolume includes wide-ranging examples of machine wear, currentexperimental and analysis techniques to investigate these effects,as well as an extensive bibliography on the subject. Specific areasaddressed:

• How vibrations can reduce or increase wear and friction

• Methods to study vibration effects

• Self-induced vs.machine-induced vibrations

• Evaluating different design parameters on bearing loaddynamics

• Increasing spindle life in grinding machines

• Orthopedic biomaterial wear tests

•The effects of ultra sonic vibration on tool life.