%0 Journal Article
%A Persson, B. N. J.
%A Brener, E. A.
%T Crack propagation in viscoelastic solids
%J Physical review / E
%V 71
%N 3
%@ 1539-3755
%C College Park, Md.
%I APS
%M PreJuSER-48477
%P 036123
%D 2005
%Z Record converted from VDB: 12.11.2012
%X We study crack propagation in a viscoelastic solid. Using simple arguments, we derive equations for the velocity dependence of the crack-tip radius, a(v), and for the energy per unit area to propagate the crack, G(v). For a viscoelastic modulus E(omega) which increases as omega(1-s) (0 < s < 1) in the transition region between the rubbery region and the glassy region, we find that a(v)similar to G(v)similar to v(alpha) with alpha=(1-s)/(2-s). The theory is in good agreement with experiment.
%K J (WoSType)
%F PUB:(DE-HGF)16
%9 Journal Article
%U <Go to ISI:>//WOS:000228818200033
%R 10.1103/PhysRevE.71.036123
%U https://juser.fz-juelich.de/record/48477