Cohesive zone modelling of fracture in polybutene

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 2476-2485

  Andena, L ^a   Rink, M ^a   Williams, J G ^b  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cohesive zone; FEM; Fracture; Identification; Polybutene

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYBUTENES;

COHESIVE ZONE; FRACTURE PROPERTIES; NUMERICAL MODELLING;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

CRACK INITIATION; CRACK PROPAGATION; ELASTICITY; FRACTURE MECHANICS; FRACTURE TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYBUTENES;

EID: 33747179520     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.04.026     Document Type: Article

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