This study aims to investigate the propagation of a dynamic crack through an elastomer membrane. The crack propagation in polyurethane elastomers was studied experimentally in an earlier study. Under certain loading conditions, crack speeds in that study were found to exceed the shear wave speed. Such cracks are called transonic cracks. Two main hypotheses were put forward in literature to explain the observation of Transonic cracks. One of them relies on the hyperelastic stiffening of the material in the vicinity of the tip, while the other relies on the viscoelastic stiffening. This study examines these two hypotheses and determines that viscoelastic stiffening is the necessary (and sufficient) ingredient. Finite Linear viscoelasticity ha...
AbstractThe theoretical understanding of the fracture mechanics of rubber is not as well developed a...
Fracture models addressing crack propagation in viscoelastic materials typically draw on cohesive fo...
Les élastomères sont utilisés dans les systèmes mécaniques pour assumer des tâches de suspension ou ...
Cette thèse s’intéresse à la propagation d'une fissure dynamique à travers une membrane en élastomèr...
This PhD thesis tackles the issue of dynamic fracture of elastomer membranes from an experimental po...
Cette thèse s’intéresse à la propagation dynamique de fissure dans les membranes élastomères du poin...
A failure theory for high polymers is developed from the hypothesis that weak regions exist in the m...
A viscoelastic material which is stretched and is then held at constant elongation, normally results...
Tensile stress relaxation and stable crack growth under fixed tensile deformation over an extended r...
Despite a load below the elastic limit is applied on a viscoelastic material, the material may fail ...
To assess correctly limitations in use, it is important to better understand how elastomers break by...
International audienceDynamic crack propagation in elastomer membranes is investigated; the focus is...
The energy required to form a unit of new surface in the fracture of a polyurethane elastomer is det...
The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of the physical mechanisms in action du...
La plupart de l'énergie en France est d'origine nucléaire. Le bâtiment de réaction comporte une ence...
AbstractThe theoretical understanding of the fracture mechanics of rubber is not as well developed a...
Fracture models addressing crack propagation in viscoelastic materials typically draw on cohesive fo...
Les élastomères sont utilisés dans les systèmes mécaniques pour assumer des tâches de suspension ou ...
Cette thèse s’intéresse à la propagation d'une fissure dynamique à travers une membrane en élastomèr...
This PhD thesis tackles the issue of dynamic fracture of elastomer membranes from an experimental po...
Cette thèse s’intéresse à la propagation dynamique de fissure dans les membranes élastomères du poin...
A failure theory for high polymers is developed from the hypothesis that weak regions exist in the m...
A viscoelastic material which is stretched and is then held at constant elongation, normally results...
Tensile stress relaxation and stable crack growth under fixed tensile deformation over an extended r...
Despite a load below the elastic limit is applied on a viscoelastic material, the material may fail ...
To assess correctly limitations in use, it is important to better understand how elastomers break by...
International audienceDynamic crack propagation in elastomer membranes is investigated; the focus is...
The energy required to form a unit of new surface in the fracture of a polyurethane elastomer is det...
The aim of this thesis is to contribute to the understanding of the physical mechanisms in action du...
La plupart de l'énergie en France est d'origine nucléaire. Le bâtiment de réaction comporte une ence...
AbstractThe theoretical understanding of the fracture mechanics of rubber is not as well developed a...
Fracture models addressing crack propagation in viscoelastic materials typically draw on cohesive fo...
Les élastomères sont utilisés dans les systèmes mécaniques pour assumer des tâches de suspension ou ...