Mode I crack propagation in hydrogels is step wise

Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 72-79

  Pizzocolo, F ^a   Huyghe, J M ^a   Ito, K ^a  

^a EINDHOVEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Crack propagation; Hydrogels; Mode I; Single notch tensile test; Step wise

Indexed keywords

CRACK PROPAGATION; HYDROGELS; POROUS MATERIALS; TENSILE TESTING;

CRITICAL ISSUES; SINGLE EDGE NOTCHES; STEP-WISE; TENSILE LOADING;

CRACKS;

EID: 84870824874     PISSN: 00137944     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.engfracmech.2012.10.018     Document Type: Article

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