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Tribology International 108 (2017) 95–110 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Tribology International journal homepage: /locate/triboint Predicting a contacts sensitivity to initial conditions using metrics of frictional coupling R.C. Fliceka,?, M.R.W. Brakeb,c,1, D.A. Hillsd a Akima Infrastructure Services, Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87185, USA b Sandia National Laboratories, PO Box 5800, Albuquerque, NM 87175, USA c Department of Mechanical Engineering, Rice University, 6100 Main St, Houston, TX 77251, USA d Department of Engineering Science, University