Creep crack growth testing of plastics - I. Test configurations and test system design

Polymer Testing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 403-422

  Stern, A ^a,b   Novotny, M ^a   Lang, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEOBEN   (Austria)

^b Du Pont de Nemours International SA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CREEP TESTING; DYNAMIC LOADS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

CRACK LENGTH; CRACK OPENING DISPLACEMENT; STATIC LOADING; TEST SYSTEM DESIGN;

PLASTICS;

EID: 0032156593     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0142-9418(97)00067-6     Document Type: Article

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