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A type of stress distribution on the surface of a semi-infinite elastic solid

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 October 2008

W. R. Dean
Affiliation:
Armament Research DepartmentMinistry of Supply
H. W. Parsons
Affiliation:
Armament Research DepartmentMinistry of Supply
I. N. Sneddon
Affiliation:
Armament Research DepartmentMinistry of Supply

Extract

1. In this paper we consider the conditions at the surface of a semi-infinite elastic body due to the action of an external force applied, in a direction at right angles to the surface, to the interior of the body.

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Research Article
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Copyright © Cambridge Philosophical Society 1944

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