Relation between crack surface displacements and strain energy release rate in thin rubber sheets

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 459-474

  Yeoh, O H ^a  

^a LORD CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack surface displacements; Fracture mechanics; Griffith crack; Hyper elasticity; Non linear finite element analysis; Rubber; Strain energy release rate; Tearing energy

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STRAIN; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TENSILE TESTING;

THIN RUBBER SHEETS;

RUBBER PRODUCTS;

EID: 0036687428     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(02)00174-6     Document Type: Article

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