Modeling of multiple cracking and decohesion of a thin film on a polymer substrate

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 73, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 2614-2626

  Jansson, N E ^a   Leterrier, Y ^a   Manson J A E ^a  

^a LABORATOIRE DE TECHNOLOGIE DES COMPOSITES ET POLYMÈRES LTC   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adhesion; Cohesive zone; Finite element method; Polymer substrate; Thin film

Indexed keywords

DURABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRESS; THIN FILMS; TOUGHNESS;

COHESIVE ZONE; CRACK-DENSITY EVOLUTION; POLYMER SUBSTRATE;

CRACK PROPAGATION;

CRACK PROPAGATION; DURABILITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; TENSILE STRESS; THIN FILMS; TOUGHNESS;

EID: 33747767175     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.04.013     Document Type: Article

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