Doctoral thesis : machine elements - Department of Machine Design, Royal Institute of Technology, KTH. Contents: Contact temperature distribution between sliding bodies / P.Põdra, S.Andersson. Simulating sliding wear with FEM / P.Põdra, S.Andersson, S. FEA wear simulation of a conical spinning contact considering surface topography. Põdra, P., Tamre, M., Andersson, S. FEA wear simulation of a spinning contact. Põdra, P., Andersson, S. Wear simulation with the winkler surface model / P.Põdra, S.Andersson