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Many physical systems require the description of mechanical interactions across interfaces if they are to be successfully analyzed. One of the well-known examples of such a system in the engineering world is the metal to metal friction. This is a complex process that needs to be adequately identified by a constitutive relation in order to better facilitate the design components in severe contact stress...