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Bearing pressures and cracks

H. M. Westergaard
- 01 Jan 1939 - 
- Vol. 6
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This article is published in Journal of Applied Mechanics.The article was published on 1939-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 830 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Bearing (mechanical).

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