F.E. stress analysis of rubber bearings under axial loads

Computers and Structures

Volumn 68, Issue 1-3, 1998, Pages 31-39

  Imbimbo, M ^a   De Luca, A ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BEARINGS (STRUCTURAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PARTIAL DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; RUBBER; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

AXIAL LOADS; LAMINATED RUBBER BEARINGS;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032114988     PISSN: 00457949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-7949(98)00038-8     Document Type: Article

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