Aspects of fracture in rubber components

Progress in Rubber and Plastics Technology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 191-207

  Busfied, J J C ^a   Davies, C K L ^a   Thomas, A G ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FUNCTIONS; STRAIN; STRESSES;

STORED ENERGY FUNCTIONS;

RUBBER PRODUCTS;

EID: 0030369481     PISSN: 02667320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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