Stress intensity factor and crack velocity relationship for polyester/TiO2 nanocomposites

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 153-159

  Evora V M F ^a   Jain, N ^b   Shukla, A ^b  

^a NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER   (United States)

^b University of Rhode Island   (United States)

Author keywords

K1 relationship; Arrest toughness; Crack velocity; Dynamic fracture; Nanocomposites

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; FRACTOGRAPHY; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; OPTICAL COATINGS; PHOTOELASTICITY; PHOTOGRAPHY; POLYESTERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE TESTING; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

ARREST TOUGHNESS; CRACK VELOCITY RELATIONSHIP; DYNAMIC FRACTURE; DYNAMIC STRESS FIELDS;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

FRACTURE MECHANICS; NANOCOMPOSITE; STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR;

EID: 24144460556     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0014485105052110     Document Type: Article

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