A new finite-element based suspension model including displacement limiters for load/unload simulations

Journal of Tribology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 162-167

  Weissner, Stefan ^a   Zander, Uwe ^a   Talke, Frank E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MAGNETIC DISK STORAGE; SUSPENSIONS (COMPONENTS);

BEAM ELEMENTS;

TRIBOLOGY;

DISK DRIVE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LOADING; MAGNETISM; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0038579595     PISSN: 07424787     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1506314     Document Type: Article

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