Abstract
In this letter we calculate the characteristic length ~0.2 mm of natural rubber, which presents the width of a narrow zone where damage localizes initiating a crack. It is remarkable that our direct calculation is based on the results of the macroscopic experiments only.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 113-116 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | International Journal of Fracture |
| Volume | 168 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Mar 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- characteristic length
- damage localization
- rubber
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Computational Mechanics
- Modeling and Simulation
- Mechanics of Materials