@Article{icces.2008.006.091,
AUTHOR = {M. Uchida, N. Tada, Y. Tomita},
TITLE = {Computational Simulation of Mechanical Behavior of Semi-Crystalline Polymers with                    Randomly Distributed Rubber Particles},
JOURNAL = {The International Conference on Computational \& Experimental Engineering and Sciences},
VOLUME = {6},
YEAR = {2008},
NUMBER = {2},
PAGES = {91--98},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/icces/v6n2/32285},
ISSN = {1933-2815},
ABSTRACT = {Micro- to mesoscopic deformation behavior of semi-crystalline polymer with randomly distributed
                    rubber particles is evaluated by numerical simulation. In this model, dimension of mesostructure is
                    identified by volume fraction of interface region around the rubber particles. The effects of strain
                    rate and size of mesostructure on macroscopic stress-strain relation and strain distribution in
                    mesoscopic area are discussed. In the earlier stage of deformation, the slope of stress-strain
                    relation changes by rubber particle size while stress in the following deformation is mainly
                    affected by the tensile strain rate. The anisotropic deformation in lamellar oriented interface
                    region causes change in the strain distribution depending on size of mesostructure.
                },
DOI = {10.3970/icces.2008.006.091}
}