Fracture Mechanics Applied to Elastomeric Composites.

Abstract

Griffith introduced a general fracture criterion in 1920: a crack will grow only when enough energy is available in the system to cause further fracture. This simple concept has been applied to various tear processes in elastomeric materials by Rivlin and Thomas and to a variety of adhesive failures by Kendall. Their results are reviewed, with particular reference to the fracture and debonding of elastomeric composites. Two further cases are then considered: the detachment of an elastic matrix from a rigid spherical inclusion and the pull-out of inextensible cords from an elastic block in which they are embedded.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADA127000

Entities

People

  • Alan Neville Gent

Organizations

  • University of Akron

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adhesives
  • Air Force
  • California
  • Chemical Engineering
  • Chemistry
  • Civil Engineering
  • Composite Materials
  • Elastic Materials
  • Engineering
  • Fracture (Mechanics)
  • Materials
  • Materials Testing
  • Mechanics
  • Military Research
  • Tensile Stress
  • Test Methods
  • United States

Readers

  • Mechanical Engineering/Mechanics of Materials.
  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.