The elastic contact of a rough surface

1975/11/01 by A.W. Bush, R.D. Gibson, T.R. Thomas +1 · 795 citations
Engineering · Mathematics · #Adhesion, Friction, and Surface Interactions #Composite material #Contact area #Contact mechanics #Elastic modulus #Finite element method #Geometry #Materials science #Mathematical analysis #Mathematics #Mechanics #Physics #Sports Dynamics and Biomechanics #Surface (topology) #Thermodynamics #Tribology and Lubrication Engineering

paper · doi:10.1016/0043-1648(75)90145-3

published in Wear 35(1), 87-111 (Elsevier BV)

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