STRESS DISTRIBUTION IN A WEDGE-SHAPED ELASTIC SOLID INDENTED BY TWO RIGID PUNCHES

B. M. Singh (Canada), J. Rokne (Canada) and R. S. Dhaliwal (Canada)

Received April 14, 2008

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Keywords and phrases: elasticity, stress distribution, wedge-shaped solid