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Application of Fracture Mechanics to Polymers, Adhesives and Composites

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Table of contents
  • Contentsvii
  • Editorial Team Affiliationsv
  • Introduction1
  • Part I: Application of Fracture Mechanics to Polymers5
  • Polymer Performance7
  • Chapter 1. Ductile-Brittle Fracture Transitions in Polyethersulphone7
  • Chapter 2. The Application of Fracture Mechanics to the Fatigue Crack Propagation of Toughened Therm17
  • Chapter 3. Fracture Mechanical Behavior of Thermoplastic Polymers as a Function of Molecular and Sup25
  • Chapter 4. Failure of Polymers by Rupture versus Disentanglement of Molecules31
  • Chapter 5. Rate Dependent Fracture of Polymers – Applicability and Limitations of Force Based Frac39
  • Chapter 6. Creep Crack Growth in High Density Polyethylene47
  • Chapter 7. Plastic Zone Corrected LEFM: Benefits and Limits55
  • Chapter 8. Why Ductile Thermoplastics Sometimes Fracture Under Impact63
  • Chapter 9. Rate and Temperature Effects on Fracture Toughness of Polystyrene at Varying Molecular Ma71
  • Chapter 10. Applicability of Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics to Fatigue in Amorphous and Semi-crys83
  • Polymer Design93
  • Chapter 11. Comparison between Material Toughness and Component Toughness93
  • Chapter 12. The Engineering Design of Water Storage Tanks97
  • Chapter 13. Critical Pressure for Rapid Crack Propagation in Thermoplastic Water Pipe103
  • Chapter 14. The Use of Fracture Mechanics to Assess Plastics Pressure Pipe Materials109
  • Chapter 15. Materials Selection Using Fracture Mechanics121
  • Part II: Application of Fracture Mechanics to Adhesives129
  • Adhesives Performance131
  • Chapter 16. Peel Strength and Adhesive Fracture Toughness131
  • Chapter 17. Prediction of Ductile-Brittle Transitions in Coating Materials137
  • Chapter 18. The Durability of Adhesive Joints in Hostile Environments143
  • Adhesives Design149
  • Chapter 19. The Influence of Adhesive Bond Line Thickness on the Toughness of Adhesive Joints149
  • Chapter 20. Adhesive Joint Strength Prediction for Composite Design157
  • Chapter 21. The Role of the Interphase and its Residual Stresses in the Determination of Fracture To163
  • Chapter 22. Scratch Resistance and Embrittlement of Coated Polymeric Systems171
  • Chapter 23. Evaluation of the Interfacial Strength in Polymeric Systems179
  • Chapter 24. The Use of Fracture Mechanics Techniques to Predict the Service Life of Adhesive Joints186
  • Chapter 25. Residual Stress Effects in Fracture of Composites and Adhesives193
  • Part III: Application of Fracture Mechanics to Composites199
  • Composites Performance201
  • Chapter 26. Toughness Comparisons With and Without Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics201
  • Chapter 27. Finite Fracture Mechanics of Matrix Microcracking in Composites207
  • Chapter 28. Fracture Mechanics of the Microbond and Pull-Out Tests213
  • Chapter 29. Fracture Anisotropy219
  • Chapter 30. Determination of Interface Adhesion in Single-Fibre Pull-Out and Microbond Experiments227
  • Chapter 31. Microstructure Dependent Fracture and Fatigue Crack Propagation Behavior in Injection-Mo233
  • Composites Design241
  • Chapter 32. A Stiffener Debonding Study Using Fracture Mechanics Data241
  • Chapter 33. The Influence of Epoxy-Metal Interphase Properties on Fracture Toughness249
  • Chapter 34. Fracture Tests to Optimise Marine Composite Manufacturing257
  • Chapter 35. Suppression of Initiation of Delamination Cracking in Unidirectional Composites by Self-265
  • Chapter 36. Suppression of Propagation of Delamination Cracking in Unidirectional Composites by Z-Fi273
  • Author Index279
  • Subject Index281
  • Author Affiliations285
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  • Vendor Elsevier S & T
  • SKU 9780080442051
  • ISBN-13 9780080553078

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