A Note on Elastic Surface Deformation

Abstract
Surface deformation of elastic bodies having the same modulus is treated by the standard texts on elasticity, but the applicability of the solution is limited to the range of the tables of coefficients presented. This note extends the tables to cover the range that applies to bodies having one principal curvature much larger than the other. Some inaccuracy in the tables in current use also is noted. The reader is referred to any good text on elasticity for a general discussion of this problem.