Analysis of spherical indentation of linear viscoelastic materials

Current Science

Volumn 87, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1088-1095

  Ramesh Kumar, M V ^a   Narasimhan, R ^b  

^a ARMAMENT RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ESTABLISHMENT   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

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