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Fracture Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics of Reinforced Elastomeric Blends

W. Grellmann, G. Heinrich, M. Kaliske, M. Klüppel, K. Schneider, T. Vilgis (eds.), Springer-Verlag, Berlin/Heidelberg, 2013, 314 p., hardcover, 106,99 EUR, ISBN 978-3-642-37909-3

The book Fracture Mechanics and Statistical Mechanics of Reinforced Elastomeric Blends covers interdisciplinary research between physics, physical chemistry, material sciences, and engineering of elastomers within the range from nanometres to millimetres and connects these aspects with the constitutive material properties.

The different chapters describe reliable lifetime and durability predictions based on new fracture mechanical testing concepts and advanced material-theoretical methods, which are finally implemented in the finite element method for structural simulations.

The use of this approach allows a realistic description of complex geometrical and loading conditions, which includes the peculiarities of the mechanical behaviour of elastomeric materials in detail. Furthermore, this approach demonstrates how multi-scale research concepts provide an ambitious interdisciplinary challenge at the interface between engineering and natural sciences.

All presented contributions and results in this book are the outcome of the research unit FOR 597 funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG).