Multiscale analysis of the effects of changing gravity on stress propagation in a material subject to an indenting rigid flat punch

Earth and Space 2006 - Proceedings of the 10th Biennial International Conference on Engineering, Construction, and Operations in Challenging Environments

Volumn 2006, Issue , 2006, Pages 33-

  Muthuswamy, Maya ^a   Tordesillas, Antoinette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); INDENTATION; STRESS ANALYSIS;

FORCE CHAIN NETWORKS; PARTICLE ROTATIONS; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

GRAVITATION;

EID: 33845704711     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1061/40830(188)33     Document Type: Conference Paper

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