Dynamic fracture of natural rubber

Tire Science and Technology

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 252-275

  Al Quraishi, Ali A ^a   Hoo Fatt, Michelle S ^a  

^a The University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack speed; Dynamic fracture; Fracture energy; Natural rubber

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE EQUATIONS; CRACKS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE ENERGY; FRACTURE TESTING; STRAIN RATE;

CARBON BLACK-FILLED NATURAL RUBBER; CRACK SPEED; DYNAMIC FRACTURE;

RUBBER;

EID: 38649111073     PISSN: 00908657     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2346/1.2803268     Document Type: Article

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