Evaluation of nominal contact area and contact pressure distribution in a steel-steel interface by means of ultrasonic techniques

JSME International Journal, Series C: Mechanical Systems, Machine Elements and Manufacturing

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 297-305

  Aymerich, Francesco ^a   Pau, Massimiliano ^a   Ginesu, Francesco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Contact area; Finite element method; Ultrasonic techniques

Indexed keywords

ELASTOPLASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION; STEEL ANALYSIS; ULTRASONIC PROPAGATION;

CONTACT INTERFACES;

MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT;

STEEL;

EID: 0041326320     PISSN: 13447653     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1299/jsmec.46.297     Document Type: Article

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