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Volume 7, Issue 3 (May 1979)

ISSN: 0090-3973
Page Count: 8


Use of the Double Torsion Method to Study Crack Propagation in an Adhesive Layer
French, RH
Research assistant and associate professor, Bard Hall, Cornell University, N. Y.

Raj, R

Abstract

The double torsion technique offers a simple method of studying crack propagation in adhesive layers. The method has been applied successfully to obtain crack-velocity versus crack-extension-force curves for fracture in bonds constructed from an epoxy and a nylon-impregnated adhesive. The thickness of the adhesive layer is found to have a significant effect on the fracture behavior.



Keywords:
adhesives, fractures (materials), crack propagation, composites

Paper ID: JTE11218J
DOI: 10.1520/JTE11218J
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