On the sharpness of straight edge blades in cutting soft solids: Part I - indentation experiments

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 74, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2205-2224

  McCarthy, C T ^a   Hussey, M ^a   Gilchrist, M D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Crack initiation; Cutting mechanics; Indentation; Polymers; Sharpness; Soft solids

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDENTATION; POLYMERS;

BLADES; CUTTING MECHANICS; SHARPNESS;

CUTTING TOOLS;

CRACK INITIATION; CUTTING TOOLS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INDENTATION; POLYMERS;

EID: 34047198429     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2006.10.015     Document Type: Article

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