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Experimental and numerical investigation on single specimen methods of determination of J in rubber materials

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In this paper, we have verified the validity of some formulations allowing the determination of the fracture surface energy in the case of rubber-like materials. The J-integral is chosen as a fracture characterizing parameter which is experimentally determined by considering a multiplying form that; numerically evaluated using a finite element method. The numerical results are compared to the experimental data and a good agreement has been pointed out for the deeply cracked specimen (a/w≥0.5). Below this limit, a significant divergence is observed which is attributed to a lack of accuracy of the experimental data processing.

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  1. Laboratoire de Mécanique de Lille, (L.M.L. U.R.A CNRS 1441), Mécanique des Matériaux, I.U.T 'A', BP 179, 2 Rue de la Recherche, 59653, Villeneuve d'Ascq, France

    N. Ait Hocine, M. Nait Abdelaziz & G. Mesmacque

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Hocine, N.A., Abdelaziz, M.N. & Mesmacque, G. Experimental and numerical investigation on single specimen methods of determination of J in rubber materials. International Journal of Fracture 94, 321–338 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1007520003294

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