Analysis of temperature effects near mode I cracks in glassy polymers

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 132, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-273

  Estevez, Rafael ^a   Basu, S ^b   Van Der Giessen, E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY KANPUR   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cohesive surface; Crack tip plasticity; Crazing; Elastic viscoplastic material; Fracture; Polymer; Temperature

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; CRAZING; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; ORGANIC POLYMERS; PLASTICITY; THERMAL EFFECTS; VISCOPLASTICITY;

COHESIVE SURFACE; CRACK TIP PLASTICITY; GLASSY POLYMERS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 19444367902     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-005-2182-1     Document Type: Article

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