Stress singularities in classical elasticity-I: Removal, interpretation, and analysis

Applied Mechanics Reviews

Volumn 57, Issue 1-6, 2004, Pages 251-297

  Sinclair, G B ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

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ELASTIC MEDIUM; SINGULARITY COEFFICIENT; STRESS FUNCTIONS; STRESS SINGULARITIES;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FORCE CONTROL; PLASTIC FLOW; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

STRESS ANALYSIS;

EID: 19944411851     PISSN: 00036900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1762503     Document Type: Article

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