Crack Propagation in Viscoelastic Materials under Transient Loading with Application to Adhesively Bonded Structures

Author: Chang, Samuel Kwang Yeh

Year: 1984

Degree: Engineer's thesis

Advisor: Knauss, Wolfgang Gustav

Committee Member: Unknown, Unknown

Option: Aeronautics

DOI: 10.7907/ZHV3-TK46

Abstract

Linear viscoelasticity theory is applied to the fatigue problem of solids sensitive to the deformation rate. A series of experiments have been performed to investigate the range of applicability in whch the theory is valid and to examine the accuracy of the theory. The experimental results are compared with an existing theory.

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