Characterization of the fracture behavior of polyethylene using measured cohesive curves. II. Variation of cohesive parameters with rate and constraint

Polymer Engineering and Science

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 778-791

  Ting, S K M ^a,b   Williams, J G ^a   Ivankovic, A ^a,c  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ARKEMA   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONSTRAINT THEORY; FRACTURE; FRACTURE MECHANICS; PARAMETER ESTIMATION;

COHESIVE CURVES; COHESIVE PARAMETERS; FRACTURE PARAMETERS; RATE-DEPENDENT FRACTURE BEHAVIOR;

POLYETHYLENES;

EID: 33744503919     PISSN: 00323888     EISSN: 15482634     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pen.20544     Document Type: Article

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