Size effects in the fracture of a pipe-grade high density polyethylene

Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1217-1223

  Frassine, R ^a   Rink, M ^a   Pavan, A ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

J integral; Plane strain fracture; Polyethylene; Size requirements

Indexed keywords

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; HIGH DENSITY POLYETHYLENES; STRAIN RATE;

J INTEGRAL; SIZE REQUIREMENTS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 0030684267     PISSN: 8756758X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-2695.1997.tb00325.x     Document Type: Article

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