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Large deformations in oriented polymer glasses: experimental study and a new glass-melt constitutive model (2010)
Journal Article
De Focatiis, D. S., Embery, J., & Buckley, C. (2010). Large deformations in oriented polymer glasses: experimental study and a new glass-melt constitutive model. Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 48(13), https://doi.org/10.1002/polb.22028

An experimental study was made of the effects of prior molecular orientation on large tensile deformations of polystyrene in the glassy state. A new hybrid glass-melt constitutive model is proposed for describing and understanding the results, achiev... Read More about Large deformations in oriented polymer glasses: experimental study and a new glass-melt constitutive model.

Damage mechanics based predictions of creep crack growth in 316 stainless steel (2010)
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Hyde, C. J., Hyde, T., Sun, W., & Becker, A. (2010). Damage mechanics based predictions of creep crack growth in 316 stainless steel. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 77(12), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2010.06.011

This paper describes a novel modelling process for creep crack growth prediction of a 316 stainless steel using continuum damage mechanics, in conjunction with finite element (FE) analysis. A damage material behaviour model, proposed by Liu and Murak... Read More about Damage mechanics based predictions of creep crack growth in 316 stainless steel.

Cyclic thermo-mechanical material modelling and testing of 316 stainless steel (2010)
Journal Article
Hyde, C. J., Sun, W., & Leen, S. B. (2010). Cyclic thermo-mechanical material modelling and testing of 316 stainless steel. International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 87(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpvp.2010.03.007

A programme of cyclic mechanical testing of a 316 stainless steel, at temperatures of up to 600 °C under isothermal conditions, for the identification of material constitutive constants, has been carried out using a thermo-mechanical fatigue test mac... Read More about Cyclic thermo-mechanical material modelling and testing of 316 stainless steel.

On the interpretation of results from small punch creep tests (2010)
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Hyde, T. H., Stoyanov, M., Sun, W., & Hyde, C. J. (2010). On the interpretation of results from small punch creep tests. Journal of Strain Analysis for Engineering Design, 45(3), https://doi.org/10.1243/03093247JSA592

The small punch creep testing method is highly complex and involves interactions between a number of non-linear processes. The deformed shapes that are produced from such tests are related to the punch and specimen dimensions and to the elastic, plas... Read More about On the interpretation of results from small punch creep tests.

A novel method for obtaining the multiaxiality constant for damage mechanics which is appropriate to crack tip conditions (2010)
Journal Article
Hyde, C. J., Sun, W., & Hyde, T. (2010). A novel method for obtaining the multiaxiality constant for damage mechanics which is appropriate to crack tip conditions. Journal of Energy and Power Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2011-57166

Many engineering components, such as power plant steam pipes, aero-engine turbine discs, etc, operate under severe loading/temperature conditions for the majority of their service life. As a result, cracks can initiate and subsequently propagate over... Read More about A novel method for obtaining the multiaxiality constant for damage mechanics which is appropriate to crack tip conditions.

Evaluation of cure shrinkage measurement techniques for thermosetting resins (2010)
Journal Article
Shah, D. U., & Schubel, P. J. (2010). Evaluation of cure shrinkage measurement techniques for thermosetting resins. Polymer Testing, 29(6), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.polymertesting.2010.05.001

Resin chemical shrinkage dictates the surface integrity and the roughness of a composite structure. Thus, to minimize surface failures and to produce a good surface quality it is a requisite to be able to measure and track resin shrinkage during the... Read More about Evaluation of cure shrinkage measurement techniques for thermosetting resins.