A. Deplacement-radial, S. De-hauteur-5, and . Set, FIGURE 3, vol.19

. .. Rouge), D. Deplacement-axial, and . Radiale, A) SET 1 : 1 = ?8 , 2 = ?2 B) SET 2 : 1 = ?8 , 2 = ?9, vol.20

D. .. , DECOMPOSITION DE L'ARTERE EN TROIS COUCHES : INTIMA (ROUGE), MEDIA (GRIS), ADVENTICE (BLEU), vol.21

. Deplacement, . .. Le-plan-z=2, . Artere, . Inclusion-a)-position, . De-l'inclusion et al., FIGURE 3, vol.23

B. De,

. .. L'inclusion, , vol.25

. Dans-la, . .. Et-l'adventice, D. Influence-d'une-zone-rigidifiee-d'epaisseur, and . Zone, A) Z=2.0 (B) Z= 3,5), vol.26

A. Deformation and . Sain, FIGURE 3, vol.27

B. Totalement,

. .. Rigidifiee, A. Radiale, A. Saine, and . Une-inclusion, , vol.28

. Influence-d'une, . Inclusion, . Le-deplacement-axial-a)-cas, and . Sain, FIGURE 3, vol.29

, B) INCLUSION MINCE C) INCLUSION EPAISSE

D. .. Totale, V. De, and . .. De-l'inclusion, , vol.30

D. .. Influence, , vol.32

D. Mediane, FIGURE 3, vol.33

D. .. Externe,

C. .. De-l'inclusion, FIGURE 3, vol.34

. Zones and . .. Symetriques, , vol.118, p.2

D. Influence and . Droite, FIGURE 3, vol.36

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