Dynamic crack growth past a stiff inclusion: Optical investigation of inclusion eccentricity and inclusion-matrix adhesion strength

Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Mechanics, Inc.

Volumn 65, Issue , 2008, Pages 37-53

  Kitey, R ^a,b   Tippur, H V ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Crack inclusion interaction; Dynamic fracture; Filled polymers toughening mechanisms; Optical interferometry

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149344277     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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