The force response of the material when the indenter is pressed into it provides an indication of the mechanical properties of the surface. When indenting layered materials, the issue arises of the contact area...

D.S. Petukhov and I.E. Keller, researchers at the Institute of Mechanics and Structural Science (IMSS) of the Ural Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, have developed a model (Izvestiya RAN. Mechanics of Solids. 2022. No. 2. pp. 72–81., International Journal of Fatigue. 2021. Vol. 147....