Effect of sample pre-cracking method and notch geometry in plane strain fracture toughness tests as applied to a PMMA resin

Polymer Testing

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 834-840

  De Souza, Joelmir Mariano ^a   Yoshimura, Humberto Naoyuki ^b   Peres, Fabiano Moreno ^c   Schön, Cláudio Geraldo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO ABC   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Fracture toughness; Photoelasticity; PMMA; Precracking; Single edge notched bending

Indexed keywords

CONSERVATIVE VALUE; IN-PLANE STRAINS; NOTCH GEOMETRY; NOTCH SHAPE; PMMA; PMMA RESINS; PRE-CRACKING; PRE-CRACKS; RAZOR BLADES; STRESS FIELD; TEST METHOD; TEST SAMPLES;

CRACK TIPS; ELASTICITY; PHOTOELASTICITY; PHYSICAL OPTICS; RESINS;

FRACTURE TOUGHNESS;

EID: 84862638081     PISSN: 01429418     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2012.06.003     Document Type: Article

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