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Contact Stresses

Contact Stresses is a mechanical phenomenon denoting the localized stresses that arise at the interface of two loaded elastic bodies in mutual contact, distinguished from other stress states by their dependence on surface geometry, load magnitude, and material properties in accordance with Hertzian contact theory.

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Hertzian Stresses

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Modeling of rock friction: 1. Experimental results and constitutive equations

James H. Dieterich · Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres · 1979 · 3K citations

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Bearing Pressures and Cracks: Bearing Pressures Through a Slightly Waved Surface or Through a Nearly Flat Part of a Cylinder, and Related Problems of Cracks

Harald Westergaard · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1939 · 1.3K citations

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A Micromechanical Description of Granular Material Behavior

J. Christoffersen, Morteza M. Mehrabadi, Sia Nemat‐Nasser · Journal of Applied Mechanics · 1981 · 862 citations

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Meniscal tears: The effect of meniscectomy and of repair on intraarticular contact areas and stress in the human knee

Mark E. Baratz, Freddie H. Fu, Richard Mengato · The American Journal of Sports Medicine · 1986 · 826 citations

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The elastic contact of a rough surface

A.W. Bush, R.D. Gibson, T. R. Thomas · Wear · 1975 · 788 citations

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  1. LM
    L. M. Keer

    Northwestern University, United States

    28 publications · 1.6K citations

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    Imad L. Al‐Qadi

    University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, United States

    24 publications · 1.3K citations

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  3. AB
    Ahmet Birinci

    Karadeniz Technical University, Türkiye

    17 publications · 480 citations

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  4. TD
    Thomas D. Brown

    University of Iowa, United States

    14 publications · 832 citations

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    Hao Wang

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    13 publications · 920 citations

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  1. Northwestern University

    Evanston, United States

    28 h-index

    84 publications

    6K citations

  2. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

    Urbana, United States

    25 h-index

    72 publications

    3.5K citations

  3. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    23 h-index

    99 publications

    4.3K citations

  4. University of Iowa

    Iowa City, United States

    22 h-index

    106 publications

    5K citations

  5. Imperial College London

    London, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    49 publications

    2.3K citations

  6. University of Leeds

    Leeds, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    36 publications

    1.8K citations

  7. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    16 h-index

    50 publications

    1.9K citations

  8. Karadeniz Technical University

    Trabzon, Türkiye

    16 h-index

    31 publications

    910 citations

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  1. International Journal of Solids and Structures

    72 publications · 4.3K citations

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  2. Journal of Applied Mechanics

    69 publications · 7.2K citations

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  3. Journal of Tribology

    72 publications · 3.3K citations

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  4. Wear

    43 publications · 2.6K citations

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  5. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

    29 publications · 1.1K citations

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