I Thermoelastic Analysis of Contacts Defined by Straight or Curved Boundaries under Dry or Elastohydrodynamic Lubrication Conditions by Ali YALPANIAN MANUSCRIPT-BASED THESIS PRESENTED TO ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE IN PARTIAL FULFILLEMENT FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY Ph.D. MONTREAL, SEPTEMBER 27 2021 ÉCOLE DE TECHNOLOGIE SUPÉRIEURE UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC © Copyright 2021 reserved by Ali Yalpanian