Mixed-Mode [I/III] Fracture Simulation of Rubber

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The objective of this work is to develop fracture simulations of rubber undergoing a combined tensile and out-of-plane shear loading. Rubber sheets are tested under mode-I (opening mode), mode-III (tearing mode) and mixed-mode [I/II of fracture. The experiments are simulated in finite element software to evaluate the J-integral for each mode of deformation. Comparison between simulation and testing results are in good agreement. The simulations serve as test cases and evaluation tools for the development of mixed mode fracture criterion of rubber.

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Advanced Materials Research (Volumes 931-932)

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1053-1057

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May 2014

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