G. Medri et al., ON THE EVALUATION OF FRACTURE-TOUGHNESS OF POLYMERS, Plastics, rubber and composites processing and applications, 23(4), 1995, pp. 259-264
A discussion on the thermomechanical method in comparison with the oth
er characterisation methods for polymers in the field of Fracture Mech
anics is reported. The limits and possibilities of an objective use of
the material parameters, obtained from those methods, are expounded.