Intro
Preface
Contents
1 Evaluating the Effect of the Carbon Black on the Crack Growth Behavior of Natural Rubber Sheets with Large Deformation and the Strain Distribution
1.1 Introduction
1.2 TEST Method
1.3 Test Results and Discussion
1.4 Conclusion
References
2 Experimental Characterization of the Rate-Dependent Tensile Failure Behavior of Photocured Elastomer
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Methods
2.3 Microstructural Analysis
2.4 Conclusion
References

3 Extending the Validation Range of Time-Temperature Superposition Models by Utilising the Heating Rate Dependence of the Glass Transition Temperature
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Methods
3.2.1 Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Measurement
3.2.2 Volumetric Heat Capacity: Transient Plane Source
3.2.3 Differential Scanning Calorimetry
3.2.4 Dynamic Mechanical Analysis
3.3 Results
3.4 Discussion
3.5 Conclusions
References
4 Do Immobilization Methods Affect Force Spectroscopy Measurements of Single Bacteria?
4.1 Introduction
4.2 Experimental
4.3 Results and Discussion

4.4 Conclusions
References
5 Effect of Normal Stress on the Torsional Shear Response of the Porcine Descending Aorta
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Experimental Methods
5.2.1 Specimen Harvest
5.2.2 Experimental Setup
5.2.3 Experimental Protocol
5.3 Results
5.4 Conclusions
References
6 A Theoretical Investigation of the Impact of Blood-Endothelium Mechanical Interactions on the Cerebral Nitric Oxide Biotransport
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Mathematical Model
6.3 Results
6.4 Conclusion
References

7 The Incipient Failure of Glass Beads and Glass Bead/Epoxy Composites Under Compression as Observed by In Situ X-Ray Micro-Computed Tomography
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Materials and Methods
7.3 Results and Discussion
7.4 Conclusion
References
8 Embrittlement of Semicrystalline Polymers: A Dynamic Fracture Analysis
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Methodologies
8.3 Results
8.4 Conclusion
References
9 Characterization of Rate-Dependent Failure Properties of Pressure-Sensitive Adhesives
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Background
9.3 Experimental Setup
9.4 Results

9.5 Discussion
9.6 Conclusion
References
10 Evaluation of Johnson-Cook Failure Model for Aluminium Alloy AA6063-T6
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Johnson and Cook Cumulative Damage Model
10.3 Experimental Procedures
10.3.1 Material
10.3.2 Mechanical Testing
10.4 Experimental Results
10.5 Conclusions
References
11 Measuring Adhesion Strength of an Improved Dental Biofilm Model on a Titanium Surface
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Methods and Materials
11.3 Preliminary Results
11.4 Conclusion
References
12 Time-Resolved Characterization of Impact Testing