Modelling the fracture behaviour of adhesively-bonded joints as a function of test rate

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 78, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 973-989

  Karac, A ^a   Blackman, B R K ^b   Cooper, V ^a   Kinloch, A J ^b   Rodriguez Sanchez, S ^b   Teo, W S ^b   Ivankovic, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adhesive joints; Cohesive zone model; Finite volume modelling; Fracture mechanics; High rate; Rate dependent; Stick slip

Indexed keywords

COHESIVE ZONE MODEL; FINITE-VOLUME MODELLING; HIGH-RATE; RATE-DEPENDENT; STICK-SLIP;

ADHESIVE JOINTS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; FORECASTING; FRACTURE; LOADING; MECHANICS; SLIP FORMING;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79953023701     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.11.014     Document Type: Article

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