1. Polytechnic University of Bucharest, Department of Machine Elements and Tribology, Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, 313, Spl. Independentei, sect. 6, Bucharest 79590, Romania
2. Laboratoire de Me´canique des Solides, UMR CNRS 6610, S.P.2M.I., BP 179, 86960 Futuroscope cedex, France