The first half of this volume, and the first day of the Conference, is devoted to problems of brake refinement i.e. NVH issues. The first three papers in the first Brake Refinement session describe largely experimental studies of brake squeal and suggest practical solutions whilst the next two take a more theoretical approach to the same topic. Papers in the second Brake Refinement session concentrate on experimental techniques of squeal measurement including a summary of the recent deliberations of the US working group on brake noise. The third session, entitled Materials and Modelling, commences with papers on the prediction of the thermal performance of brake rotors and the effect of non-uniform temperature gradients on deformations and inelastic strain accumulation. The final session, entitled Braking Systems and Vehicle Performance, considers the foundation brake within the context of the whole vehicle and its systems.
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