A tentative application of the energy separation principle to the determination of the fracture resistance (J Ic) of rubbers

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 90, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-88

  Agnelli, S ^a   Baldi, F ^a   Ricco T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Crack initiation; Crack tip opening displacement; J integral; Rubbers

Indexed keywords

CRACK TIP OPENING DISPLACEMENT; ENERGY SEPARATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL METHODOLOGY; FRACTURE INITIATION; J INTEGRAL; J TESTING; MATERIAL RESISTANCE; VISUAL OBSERVATIONS;

CRACK INITIATION; FRACTURE; SEPARATION;

RUBBER;

EID: 84862194457     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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