This work explores the consequences of strain crystallization on rubber's fatigue crack nucleation behavior over an extensive space of operating conditions, including tension and compression... Continue reading
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Fatigue crack growth can occur in elastomeric structures whenever cyclic loading is applied. In order to design robust products, sensitivity to fatigue crack growth must... Continue reading
In compounded material systems, such as rubber, a wide range of properties can be achieved by design. This flexibility poses a challenge–how to balance stiffness... Continue reading
When a text has influenced a large enough audience, for a long enough time, it becomes a classic. We expect that newcomers to the field... Continue reading
Abstract: The backerpad on the Abrams tank track system is an elastomeric cushion that protects the track and has direct contact with the tank’s wheels.... Continue reading
The energy release rate of a small crack in an infinite hyperelastic medium, and subjected to large strain multiaxial loading conditions, is derived by considering... Continue reading
This chapter seeks to answer such questions as where and under what conditions does fracture begin, and what laws govern the growth of a crack... Continue reading
Jago (2012) recently reviewed techniques useful for imaging and surveying crack precursors, not only on the surface of a specimen, but also in the bulk.... Continue reading
Prior to the advent of finite element analysis for nonlinearly elastic materials at finite strains, the problem of computing the mechanical fields surrounding the tip... Continue reading
The capacity to resist crack development in an olefinic thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) has been measured via a set of experiments that quantify (1) the fracture... Continue reading
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