The indentation modulus of elastically anisotropic materials for indenters of arbitrary shape

The contact of an indenter of arbitrary shape on an elastically anisotropic half space is considered. It is demonstrated in a theorem that the solution of the contact problem is the one that maximizes the load on the indenter for a given indentation depth. The theorem can be used to derive the best...

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Main Authors: Vlassak, J.J (Author), Ciavarella, M. (Author), Barber, J.R (Author), Wang, X. (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2003.
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