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Published 1995 | public
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Effect of Loading Rate on Crack Tip Behavior- An Experimental and Numerical Investigation

Abstract

During the past few years, a considerable amount of research has been performed in the field of fracture and crack growth in highly filled polymeric materials [1–6]. Since these materials behave like viscoelastic materials, the fracture behavior near the crack tip can be strongly influenced by loading rate, temperature and constitutive behavior. In order to obtain a better understanding of the fracture behavior near the crack tip, knowledge of the displacement, strain and stress fields near the crack tip is indispensable.

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© Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1995. We gratefully acknowledge the support of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research and the encouragement of the technical monitor Dr. Walter Jones.

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