This monograph is an updated and extended edition of Strengthand Fracture of Polymer Films, which was published in Russian in 1999.It presents the results of long-term theoretical and experimentalstudies of brittle and quasi-brittle fracture of solid polymers. Theprincipal results of a comprehensive and detailed investigation of thestatistical features of fracture of polymers and other solids under theconditions of separate and complex action various factors (temperature,mechanical stresses, surface-active media, UV irradiation,gamma-irradiation, chemical admixtures, thermal modification,orientational drawing, etc.) are given.
One of the most interesting and key results of this study concerns thefinding of the two principal strength states: low-strength state (bulksamples) and high-strength state (thin films and fibers) as well asestablishing a detailed distinction between the modes of their fracture.
This monograph will be of interest to anyone working in the field ofpolymer films and fibers.
2004; iv+498 pages ISBN 90-6764-399-8 Price: EUR 198/US$ 267
