The blister test : transition from plate to membrane behaviour for an elastic material

• Main Authors: Cotterell, Brian, Chen, Zhong
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science & Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2012
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79509; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/8219
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The crack extension force has been calculated for the blister test when the blister is in transition from plate-like to membrane behaviour. Simple equations are given for the crack extension force that are accurate to better than 1%. The mode-mixity of interfacial fracture in the blister test is dis...