Viscoelastic crack propagation: review of theories and applications

2020/09/10 by N. Rodriguez, Rodriguez, N., P. Mangiagalli +3 · 1 citation
Chemistry · Engineering · Materials Science · #Advanced Polymer Synthesis and Characterization #Engineering and Materials Science Studies #FOS: Physical sciences #Soft Condensed Matter (cond-mat.soft) #Synthesis and properties of polymers

paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2009.04936

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Abstract

We review a theory of crack propagation in viscoelastic solids. We consider both cracks in infinite systems and in finite sized systems. As applications of the theory we consider two adhesion problems, namely pressure sensitive adhesives and the ball-flat adhesion problem. We also study crack propagation in the pig skin dermis, which is of medical relevance, and rubber wear in the context of tires.

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