The application of asymptotic solutions to characterising the process zone in almost complete frictionless contacts

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 51, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 1333-1346

  Sackfield, A ^a,b   Mugadu, A ^a   Barber, J R ^a,c   Hills, D A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM TRENT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asymptotic analysis; Contact problem; Crack initiation; Crack nucleation

Indexed keywords

ASYMPTOTIC STABILITY; BRITTLENESS; LOADS (FORCES); NUCLEATION; PROBLEM SOLVING; STRESSES;

FRICTIONLESS CONTACTS;

CRACK INITIATION;

EID: 0038326790     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(03)00020-6     Document Type: Article

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