Specimen size effects in the tensile failure strain of an epoxy adhesive

Journal of Materials Science

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 1998, Pages 4307-4314

  Towse, A ^a   Potter, K ^a   Wisnom, M R ^a   Adams, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; DEFECTS; DILATOMETERS; STRAIN; TENSILE STRENGTH; WEIBULL DISTRIBUTION;

EPOXY ADHESIVES; POISSON'S RATIO;

EPOXY RESINS;

EID: 0032157776     PISSN: 00222461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004487505391     Document Type: Article

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