This review paper summarizes the current state-of-art and challenges for the future
developments of fiber-reinforced composites for structural applications with multifunctional …

Finite element simulation of conical indentation of a wide variety of elastic-plastic materials
has been used to investigate the influences of pileup on the accuracy with which hardness …

Instrumented indentation methods, which provide a continuous record of the variation of
indentation load, P, as a function of the depth of penetration, h, into the indented specimen …

Sharp indentation tests, presently represented by cone and Vickers indenters, are analysed
theoretically and numerically in order to explore how equi-biaxial residual stress and strain …

Indentation tests at scales on the order of one micron have shown that measured hardness
increases significantly with decreasing indent size, a trend at odds with the size …

Contact problems are central to Solid Mechanics, because contact is the principal method of
applying loads to a deformable body and the resulting stress concentration is often the most …

Crack initiation and deformation behaviors of oxide glasses belonging to different chemical
systems were studied using the Vickers indentation test. The crack initiation resistance is …

This article presents studies on nanoindentation creep for polymeric materials at room
temperature. A semi-empirical method has been established from a generalized Kelvin …

Measurements of piling-up and sinking-in of material around Vickers and spherical
indentations are conducted in metals and ceramics. The surface displacement at the contact …

Testing in the microregime is relevant to many technological issues, including, for example,
evaluating the performance of established plant or new components through removal of …