Why do cracks turn sideways?

Rubber Chemistry and Technology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 122-130

  Gent, A N ^a   Razzaghi Kashani, M ^a   Hamed, G R ^b  

^a GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY   (United States)

^b The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; CARBON BLACK; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; RUBBER PRODUCTS; STRAIN; WEAR OF MATERIALS;

CRACK DEVIATION; CRACK SPLITTING; NEO-HOOKEAN MATERIALS;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

EID: 10644227925     PISSN: 00359475     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5254/1.3547727     Document Type: Article

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