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From Bulk to Structural Failure: Fracture of Hyperelastic Materials

Part of the book series: Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im Bauwesen (MWKB, volume 57)

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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
  2. Introduction

    • Philipp Laurens Rosendahl
    Pages 1-6
  3. Theoretical background

    • Philipp Laurens Rosendahl
    Pages 7-61
  4. Samples and finite element models

    • Philipp Laurens Rosendahl
    Pages 63-73
  5. Experimental material characterization

    • Philipp Laurens Rosendahl
    Pages 75-97
  6. Bulk material failure

    • Philipp Laurens Rosendahl
    Pages 99-125
  7. Nucleation of finite cracks in hyperelastic materials

    • Philipp Laurens Rosendahl
    Pages 127-149
  8. Hyperelastic weak interface model

    • Philipp Laurens Rosendahl
    Pages 151-169
  9. Conclusions and perspectives

    • Philipp Laurens Rosendahl
    Pages 171-173
  10. Back Matter

    Pages 175-204

About this book

This thesis investigates the fracture of nearly incompressible hyperelastic media. It covers the different characteristics of bulk material failure under dilatational or distortional loads and develops a unified description of the corresponding failure surface. It proposes a coupled strain and energy failure criterion for the assessment of notch-induced crack nucleation and presents a weak-interface-model that allows for efficient stress, strain and failure analyses of hyperelastic adhesive lap joints. Theoretical concepts for the measurement of fracture properties of nonlinear elastic materials are provided. The methodology is developed using two exemplary hyperelastic silicones, DOWSIL 993 Structural Glazing Sealant and DOWSIL Transparent Structural Silicone Adhesive, and is validated using large sets of experiments of different loading conditions.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Institut für Statik und Konstruktion, TU Darmstadt, Darmstadt, Germany

    Philipp Laurens Rosendahl

About the author

Philipp Rosendahl studied mechanical engineering at the Technical University of Darmstadt, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm. He is currently working as the Junior Research Group Head for Structural Mechanics and Additive Manufacturing of the Institute of Structural Mechanics and Design at the Technical University of Darmstadt and co-founded the startup company 2phi, which aims at improving skier safety in the backcountry by transferring scientific advances into practice.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: From Bulk to Structural Failure: Fracture of Hyperelastic Materials

  • Authors: Philipp Laurens Rosendahl

  • Series Title: Mechanik, Werkstoffe und Konstruktion im Bauwesen

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-658-31605-1

  • Publisher: Springer Vieweg Wiesbaden

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Fachmedien Wiesbaden GmbH, part of Springer Nature 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-658-31604-4Published: 02 December 2020

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-658-31605-1Published: 01 December 2020

  • Series ISSN: 2512-3238

  • Series E-ISSN: 2512-3246

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 204

  • Number of Illustrations: 61 b/w illustrations, 20 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Building Materials, Building Construction and Design, Construction Management

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