Effect of cooling on crack development and mechanical behavior of eggshells

Applied Engineering in Agriculture

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 49-55

  Fajardo, T A ^a   Anantheswaran, R C ^a   Puri, V M ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression tests; Cooling; Eggshells

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION TESTING; COOLING; CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; MICROCRACKS; STIFFNESS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMAL STRESS;

EGG BREAKAGE; EGGSHELLS; FLAT PLATE; PLUNGER; THERMAL DAMAGE;

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS;

EID: 0029701054     PISSN: 08838542     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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