Abstract
Dynamic crack propagation experiments of PMMA plate under tensile loading are investigated using the modified version of
electrical resistance grid technique. The experimental results show that for each preloaded plate, cracks arrive at a steady
speed v0
after a short acceleration stage; the obvious crack speed oscillation occurs when the steady speed exceeds certain
a critical speed. In order to quantify the relative amplitude of the crack’s speed oscillation, we introduced two basic
parameters: the steady speed 0 v and the mean square error of the instantaneous speed k, which give a clear statement of the
crack’s speed oscillation..
Keywords
Dynamic crack propagation, PMMA, Mean square error, Speed oscillation.
Citation
ZHENYA ZHANG, SHUHUA ZHENG, FENGHUA ZHOU, Dynamic crack propagation experiment in brittle PMMA, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 8, 9-10, September-October 2014, pp.937-942 (2014).
Submitted at: Sept. 11, 2013
Accepted at: Sept. 11, 2014