Crack growth of natural rubber using a modified double cantilever beam

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 451-458

  South, Joseph T ^a   Case, Scott W ^a   Reifsnider, Kenneth L ^a  

^a State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack growth; Double cantilever beam; Elastomer; Fatigue; Natural rubber; Tire

Indexed keywords

CANTILEVER BEAMS; CAVITATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; HYDROSTATIC PRESSURE; STRAIN; STRESS ANALYSIS; VULCANIZATION;

DOUBLE CANTILEVER BEAMS (DCB);

RUBBER;

EID: 0036686230     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(02)00173-4     Document Type: Article

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