Preface vii Composites Comparison of Fracture Toughness (GIC) Values of Polyetherimide (PEI) and a Carbon-Fibre/PEI Composite: An Experimental and Theoretical Study 3(12) R. Akkerman P.E. Reed K.Y. Huang L. Warnet Acoustic Emission Analysis and Micro-Mechanical Interpretation of Mode I Fracture Toughness Tests on Composite Materials 15(12) J. Bohse T. Krietsch J.H. Chen A.J. Brunner Delamination Behaviour of Z-Pinned Laminates 27(10) D.D.R. Cartie I.K. Partridge The Effect of Matrix Toughness and Loading Rate on the Mode I Interlaminar Fracture Toughness of Glass-Fibre/Vinyl Ester Composites 37(12) P. Compston P.-Y.B. Jar P.J. Burchill K. Takahashi Effect of Reinforcement Arrangement on Distribution of GI, GII and GIII Along Fronts of Circular Delaminations in Orthotropic Composite Plates 49(12) P. Czarnocki Delamination Between Multi-Directional Ply Interfaces in Carbon-Epoxy Composites Under Static and Fatigue Loading 61(12) M.J. Hiley Bridging Law Determination in Short Fibre Composites by a DCB-Test 73(10) J.E. Lindhagen L.A. Berglund Mode I Fracture Toughness of Secondary Bonds of a Novel CFRP Hull Structure 83(14) D. McGeorge A.W. Vredeveldt Mixed-Mode Delamination Failure Criteria in Carbon Fibre/Composite Under Quasi-Static and Cyclic Loading 97(14) Y. Meziere L. Michel D. Carronnier Fracture Mechanics of Composites with Residual Stresses, Traction-Loaded Cracks, and Imperfect Interfaces 111(12) J.A. Nairn Intralaminar Fracture of Weft-Knitted Carbon Fiber Reinforced Peek 123(12) R. Reber J. De Haan J. Mayer M. Petitmermet E. Wintermatnel Delamination Growth Prediction Using a Finite Element Approach 135(14) P. Robinson T. Besant D. Hitchings Computational Prediction of Strain Energy Release Rates of Delamination in Composite Materials 149(14) A. Silva M. de Freitas Elastic-Plastic Fracture The Influence of Morphology and Structure on the Crack Growth of Linear Polyethylene 163(12) H. Beerbaum W. Grellmann Numerical Simulation of the Essential Fracture Work Method 175(12) X.H. Chen Y.-W. Mai P. Tong L.C. Zhang ESIS TC4 Experience with the Essential Work of Fracture Method 187(14) E.Q. Clutton A Comparative Study of Thermoplastic Films Fracture Using the J-Integral and the Essential Work of Fracture 201(12) L. Cousin-Cornet M. Nait Abdelaziz G. Mesmacque C. Cazeneuve Microstructural and Molecular Dependence of the Work of Fracture Parameters in Semicrystalline and Amorphous Polymer Systems 213(18) J. Karger-Kocsis The Measurement of Peel Strength and the Determination of the Interfacial Work of Fracture for Flexible Laminates 231(16) D.R. Moore J.G. Williams Low Rate Fracture Toughness of Highly Filled Polypropylene: Brittle to Ductile Behaviour 247(14) G. Orange Adhesion Peel Testing of Adhesively Bonded Joints of Carbon Reinforced Epoxy Resin 261(12) A. Nick B. Nick F.-J. Wortmann Interface Toughness of Joints Adhesively Bonded Metallic Plates Measured by Improved Types of Wedge and Peel Tests 273(12) J.-Y. Sener F. van Dooren F. Delannay Damage and Fracture of Wood Adhesive Bonded Joints Under Shear and Opening Loading 285(12) F. Simon G. Valentin An Experimental Method to Determine the Complete Stress-Elongation Relation for a Structural Adhesive Layer Loaded in Peel 297(10) U. Stigh T. Andersson Effects of Constraint on Crack Tip Stress Fields and Fracture Toughness in Adhesive Joints 307(12) C. Yan Y.W. Mai L. Ye Impact and General Fracture Influence of the Morphology on the Impact Fracture Behaviour of iPP/EPR Blends 319(16) C. Grein P. Beguelin C.J.G. Plummer H.-H. Kausch L. Teze Y. Germain Fast Fracture of Thermoplastics as a Micro-Scale Tensile Drawing Process 335(12) P.S. Leevers R.N. Haward S. Hazra S. Hillmansen Further Experimental Analysis of the Dynamic Effects Occurring in Three-Point Bending Fracture Testing at Moderately High Loading Rates (1 m/s) and Their Simulation Using an ad hoc Mass-Spring-Dashpot Model 347(16) A. Pavan S. Draghi Effects of Rubber Content and Matrix Structure on Static and Fatigue Fracture in ABS Copolymers 363(12) M. Rink F. Briatico-Vangosa L. Castellani Thermomechanical Couplings and Fracture of Amorphous Polymers 375(8) D. Rittel On the Influence of the Specimen Geometry on DSIF Oscillations During an Impact Test 383(12) I.V. Rokach Strain Damage and Fracture Properties on Glass Bead Filled Polypropylene 395(12) C.P. Tsui C.Y. Tang T.C. Lee Dynamics of Impact Force and Impact Induced Fracture of PMMA Plate by Lamb Wave Analysis 407(16) Y. Mizutani F. Nishiwaki M. Takemoto K. Ono Author Index 423(2) Subject Index 425
