The mechanics of size-dependent indentation

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2049-2068

  Begley, Matthew R ^a   Hutchinson, John W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. indentation and hardness; B. elastic plastic material; C. finite elements

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; STRAIN;

INDENTATION; STRAIN GRADIENT THEORY;

HARDNESS;

EID: 0032180495     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(98)00018-0     Document Type: Article

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