Evidence of emergent scaling in mechanical systems

Philosophical Magazine

Volumn 86, Issue 21-22, 2006, Pages 3325-3338

  Murphy, K D ^a   Hunt, G W ^b   Almond, D P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; TRUSSES;

ELECTRICAL COUNTERPART; MECHANICAL SYSTEMS; MECHANICALLY LOADED RANDOM NETWORK; PERCOLATION PATHS;

SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 33744989686     PISSN: 14786435     EISSN: 14786443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14786430500197934     Document Type: Article

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