Viscoelastic fracture
Subtitle: an expository treatment of polymer failure
By: by Gerald H. Lindsey
Contributors: Naval Postgraduate School (U.S.)
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School
Published: 1967
Place of publication: Monterey, California
Language: eng
Number of pages: 108
Subjects: Viscoelasticity; Fracture mechanics; Continuum mechanics
Description: Fracture in viscoelastic materials is discussed here as an extension of elastic fracture. Using continuum theory, three approaches are treated in detail, including energy failure surfaces and cumulative damage. Typical experimental work is reported to demonstrate its impact on the theories; however much more experimental work was omitted than was included. The attempt and purpose was to discuss in detail the fundamentals of the subject, and then subsequently build upon that with samplings of experimental results. The concluding section on the classical works dealing with stress analysis of crack geometries is for the purpose of comparison and unification. How these analyses relate to the energy theories is the basis of comparison. (Author)
Notes: Title from cover.

"1 November 1967"--Cover.

"NPS-57Li7111A"--Cover.

DTIC Identifiers: Cavities, stresses.

Author(s) key words: Viscoelastic fracture, fracture, failure, polymer fracture, energy of fracture, crack.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 104-108).

"Approved for public release; distribution unlimited"--Cover.

Technical report; 1967.

kmc/kmc 9/14/09.