On mixed-mode fracture of PVC foam

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 92, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 131-151

  Noury, P M ^a   Shenoi, R A ^a   Sinclair, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cellular material; CTS testing; Finite element analysis; Fracture; Mixed mode; PVC foam; Sandwich construction; Toughness

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; TENSILE TESTING;

COMPACT-TENSION-SHEAR (CTS) TESTING; MIXED-MODE FRACTURE;

RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

EID: 0032625838     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007495223740     Document Type: Article

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