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Impulsive motions of elastic pseudo-rigid bodies II: further results and examples

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In this paper we study collisions of pseudo-rigid bodies. A new formulation of the problem is given which extends the results of our previous work. We specialize the general results to various particular cases, and we study two of these in detail.

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  1. Department of Applied Mathematics, University of Manitoba, R3T2N2, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

    H. Cohen

  2. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering and Engineering Mechanics, University of Missouri-Rolla, 65401-0249, Rolla, Missouri, USA

    G. P. Mac Sithigh

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Cohen, H., Mac Sithigh, G.P. Impulsive motions of elastic pseudo-rigid bodies II: further results and examples. J Elasticity 34, 149–166 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00041190

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