Abstract: A numerical method is described for determining a dynamic finite element material model for elastomeric materials loaded primarily in compression. The method employs data obtained using the Split ...

Abstract: An experimental investigation is conducted to study the interaction of a running crack with embedded fibers. Dynamic photoelasticity is used to evaluate the crack velocity and the instantaneous ...

Abstract: Thermomechanical stress and displacement fields for a propagating crack in functionally graded materials (FGMs) are developed using displacement potentials and asymptotic analysis. The shear modulus, ...

Abstract: Asphalt concrete is a heterogeneous material composed of aggregates, binder cement, and air voids, and may be described as a cemented particulate system. The load carrying behavior of such a material is strongly related ...

Abstract: An experimental investigation has been conducted to compare and contrast the dynamic load–transfer process in single-chain assemblies of twoand three-dimensional particles. In particular, single-chain assemblies of disks ...

Abstract: A study of the micromechanical damage behavior of asphalt concrete is presented. Asphalt concrete is composed of aggregates, mastic cement, and air voids, and its load carrying behavior is strongly related to the local ...

Abstract: A generalized elastic solution for an arbitrarily propagating transient crack in functionally graded materials (FGMs) is obtained through an asymptotic analysis. The shear modulus and mass density ...