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- Masters Mathematics University of Oxford
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Alan Neville Gent was a professor at the University of Akron. He was recognized during his lifetime as a world-leading authority on the topics of adhesion physics, crystalline and glassy polymers, and the fracturing of rubber.
Alan Neville Gent's Published Works
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Published Works
- A New Constitutive Relation for Rubber (1996) (1424)
- Engineering with rubber - how to design rubber components - 2nd edition (1992) (612)
- Internal rupture of bonded rubber cylinders in tension (1961) (550)
- Effect of Wetting Liquids on the Strength of Adhesion of Viscoelastic Material (1972) (451)
- Adhesion of viscoelastic materials to rigid substrates (1969) (300)
- The Compression of Bonded Rubber Blocks (1959) (237)
- Adhesion and Strength of Viscoelastic Solids. Is There a Relationship between Adhesion and Bulk Properties (1996) (232)
- Compression, bending, and shear of bonded rubber blocks (1970) (230)
- Failure processes in elastomers at or near a rigid spherical inclusion (1984) (223)
- Nucleation and Growth of Gas Bubbles in Elastomers (1969) (222)
- The deformation of foamed elastic materials (1959) (220)
- Cut growth and fatigue of rubbers. I. The relationship between cut growth and fatigue (1965) (215)
- Engineering with Rubber (2012) (206)
- Mechanics of Foamed Elastic Materials (1963) (196)
- Elastic instabilities in rubber (2005) (180)
- On the Relation between Indentation Hardness and Young's Modulus (1958) (173)
- Forms for the stored (strain) energy function for vulcanized rubber (1958) (173)
- Fracture mechanics and cavitation in rubber-like solids (1991) (169)
- Crystallization and the relaxation of stress in stretched natural rubber vulcanizates (1954) (163)
- Cavitation in Rubber: A Cautionary Tale (1990) (160)
- Effect of interfacial bonding on the strength of adhesion (1975) (151)
- Retention of liquid drops by solid surfaces (1990) (143)
- Surface Instabilities in Compressed or Bent Rubber Blocks (1999) (141)
- Blow-Off Pressures for Adhering Layers. (1987) (137)
- Mechanisms of rubber abrasion (1983) (135)
- Hypothetical mechanism of crazing in glassy plastics (1970) (131)
- Threshold fracture energies for elastomers (1975) (131)
- Theory of the parallel plate viscometer (1960) (130)
- Peel mechanics for an elastic‐plastic adherend (1977) (124)
- Detachment of an elastic matrix from a rigid spherical inclusion (1980) (123)
- Elastic Stability of Rubber Compression Springs (1964) (113)
- Interfacial bonding, energy dissipation, and adhesion (1994) (113)
- Nonlinearity in the Dynamic Properties of Vulcanized Rubber Compounds (1954) (107)
- Peel mechanics of adhesive joints (1977) (100)
- Threshold tear strength of elastomers (1982) (96)
- Crystallization and strength of natural rubber and synthetic cis-1,4-polyisoprene (1998) (93)
- Surface energy effects for small holes or particles in elastomers (1969) (92)
- Micromechanics of fracture in elastomers (1984) (87)
- Relaxation processes in vulcanized rubber. I. Relation among stress relaxation, creep, recovery, and hysteresis (1962) (82)
- Elastic instabilities of inflated rubber shells (1999) (80)
- Adhesion of viscoelastic materials to rigid substrates. III. Energy criterion for failure (1971) (77)
- Plastic yielding of partially crystalline polymers (1989) (75)
- Model Studies of the Effect of Surface Roughness and Mechanical Interlocking on Adhesion (1990) (74)
- Reinforcing rubber with carbon nanotubes (2010) (72)
- Strength of Elastomers (2005) (67)
- Effect of Peel Angle Upon Peel Force (1987) (66)
- Effect of interfacial bonding on the strength of adhesion of elastomers. I. Self‐adhesion (1981) (65)
- Adsorption of phosphorus acids on alumina (1988) (65)
- Viscoelastic effects in cutting and tearing rubber (1994) (63)
- Extensibility of rubber under different types of deformation (2005) (63)
- Cavitation in model elastomeric composites (1988) (61)
- Cut growth in vulcanizates of natural rubber, cis-polybutadiene, and a 50/50 blend during single and repeated extension (1996) (60)
- Effect of molecular weight on the tensile strength of glassy plastics (1972) (59)
- The Attack of Ozone on Stretched Rubber Vulcanizates. I. The Rate of Cut Growth (1960) (58)
- Compression of Rubber Blocks (1994) (56)
- Experiments on the Mechanics of Rubber II: The Torsion, Inflation and Extension of a Tube (1952) (54)
- Tear Strength of Elastomers under Threshold Conditions (1983) (53)
- Interfacial Stresses for Bonded Rubber Blocks in Compression and Shear (1974) (51)
- Adhesion of a Rigid Punch to a Thin Elastic Layer (1995) (51)
- Pull-off forces for adhesive tapes (1986) (49)
- Permeability of Open-cell Foamed Materials (1966) (49)
- Tear Strength of Carbon-Black-Filled Compounds (1996) (47)
- Fracture Mechanics of Adhesive Bonds (1974) (44)
- Tear Strength of Stretched Rubber (1978) (44)
- Cutting resistance of polyethylene (1996) (43)
- Load-deflexion relations of rubber bush mountings (1954) (42)
- Mechanics of rubber shear springs (2007) (42)
- Strain-induced crystallization and strength of elastomers. I. cis-1,4-polybutadiene (2001) (40)
- Stress-Induced Birefringence of Swollen Polymer Networks (1969) (39)
- The role of molecular diffusion in the adhesion of elastomers (1984) (39)
- Adhesion and Autohesion of Rubber Compounds: Effect of Surface Roughness (1995) (38)
- Strain-Induced Crystallization and Strength of Rubber (2002) (37)
- Why Do Cracks Turn Sideways (2003) (37)
- Failure of cord-rubber composites by pull-out or transverse fracture (1981) (37)
- Coupling Reactions of Vinylsilanes with Silica and Poly(ethylene-co-propylene) (1974) (34)
- Contact angle and spectroscopic studies of chlorinated and unchlorinated natural rubber surfaces (1988) (33)
- A Hypothetical Mechanism for Rubber Abrasion (1989) (33)
- The Attack of Ozone on Stretched Rubber Vulcanizates. II. Conditions for Cut Growth (1960) (33)
- The attack of ozone on stretched rubber vulcanizates. III. Action of antiozonants (1962) (33)
- Effect of Carbon Black on Crosslinking (2003) (33)
- Adhesion of viscoelastic materials to rigid substrates. II. Tensile strength of adhesive joints (1971) (32)
- Relaxation Processes in Vulcanized Rubber. II. Secondary Relaxation Due to Network Breakdown (1962) (32)
- Effect of Specimen Thickness on Fracture Toughness and Adhesive Properties of Hydroxyapatite-Filled Polycaprolactone (2008) (31)
- The Role of Chemical Bonding in the Adhesion of Elastomers (1981) (30)
- Internal fracture in an elastomer containing a rigid inclusion (1987) (30)
- Pull-out and fragmentation in model fibre composites (1991) (29)
- Torsional instability of stretched rubber cylinders (2004) (29)
- Crystallization in natural rubber. IV. Temperature dependence (1955) (29)
- Heat Build-Up and Blowout of Rubber Blocks (1988) (29)
- Slow decomposition of silicone rubber (1982) (28)
- The effect of strain upon the velocity of sound and the velocity of free retraction for natural rubber (1982) (28)
- Viscoelastic Behavior of Open Cell Foams (1966) (28)
- 1 Rubber Elasticity: Basic Concepts and Behavior (2005) (27)
- Some chemical effects in fatigue cracking of vulcanized rubbers (1962) (27)
- Diffusion and equilibrium swelling of macromolecular networks by their linear homologs (1982) (27)
- Effect of Contact Time on Tack (1990) (26)
- Inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy of silane coupling agents adsorbed on alumina (1985) (26)
- Fracture Energy of Elastomers in Mode I (Cleavage) and Mode III (Lateral Shear) (1975) (26)
- Effect of Interfacial Bonding on the Self-Adhesion of SBR and Neoprene (1984) (26)
- Effect of interfacial bonding on the strength of adhesion of elastomers. III. Interlinking by molecular entanglements (1984) (25)
- Slipping of carbon nanotubes in a rubber matrix (2011) (25)
- Simple rotary dynamic testing machine (1960) (24)
- Synthesis and burst strength of water‐swollen immunoisolatory tubules (2002) (24)
- Elastic Behavior, Birefringence, and Swelling of Amorphous Polyethylene Networks (1968) (24)
- Chapter 10 – Strength of Elastomers (1978) (23)
- Effect of length and number of interlinking molecules on the strength of adhesion (1996) (23)
- Plastic deformation of crystalline polymers (1986) (23)
- Abrasion of rubber by a blade abrader : Effect of blade sharpness and test temperature for selected compounds (1996) (23)
- Crack growth in twisted rubber disks. Part I : Fracture energy calculations (1998) (22)
- Crystallization in stretched polymer networks. II. Trans‐polyisoprene (1966) (22)
- Expansion of a cavity in a rubber block under unequal stresses (1993) (22)
- Wear of metal by rubber (1979) (22)
- Bubble formation in vulcanized rubbers (1968) (22)
- Tear Strength and Tensile Strength of Model Filled Elastomers (1980) (22)
- Wear of steel by rubber (1978) (22)
- Crack velocities in natural rubber (1982) (21)
- Experimental study of molecular entanglement in polymer networks (1994) (21)
- Peel Mechanics for an Elastic-Plastic Adherend (1979) (21)
- Fundamentals of Adhesion (1990) (20)
- Crazing and fracture of glassy plastics (1973) (20)
- Problems in determining the elastic strain energy function for rubber (2010) (20)
- Crack Growth in Twisted Rubber Disks. Part 3. Effects of Crack Depth and Location (2003) (20)
- Tear strength of polyethylene (1984) (20)
- Friction and wear of highly-elastic solids (1974) (19)
- Failure loads for model adhesive joints subjected to tension, compression or torsion (1982) (19)
- Rubber and rubber elasticity: A review (2007) (19)
- Failure of foamed elastic materials (1959) (19)
- Effect of Fatigue Step Loading Sequence on Residual Strength (2000) (19)
- Pull-Out and Push-Out Tests for Rubber-to Metal Adhesion (1989) (17)
- Strength of sulfur-linked elastomers (1996) (17)
- Autohesion of crosslinked polyethylene (1997) (17)
- Matrix cracking initiated by fibre breaks in model composites (1992) (17)
- Dynamic shear properties of some rubber-like materials (1957) (16)
- Experiments on the Mechanics of Rubber I: Eversion of a Tube (1952) (16)
- Adhesion of Elastomers, with Special Reference to Triblock Copolymers (1978) (16)
- Strain Energy Release Rates for Crack Growth in an Elastic Cylinder Subjected to Axial Shear (1993) (15)
- Spontaneous adhesion of silicone rubber (1982) (15)
- Crack Growth in Twisted Rubber Disks. Part II: Experimental Results (1998) (15)
- Effect of interfacial bonding on the strength of adhesion of elastomers. II. Dissimilar adherends (1981) (15)
- Diffusion of polymer molecules into polymer networks: Effect of stresses and contraints (1991) (14)
- Effect of Oxygen on the Tear Strength of Elastomers (1990) (14)
- Energy dissipation in stretching filled rubbers (1974) (14)
- Tear strength of oriented crystalline polymers (1986) (14)
- Crystallization in stretched polymer networks. I. trans‐polychloroprene (1965) (13)
- Comparison of Peel and Lap Shear Bond Strengths for Elastic Joints With and Without Residual Stresses (1989) (13)
- Experiments on the Mechanics of Rubber III: Small Torsions of Stretched Prisms (1952) (13)
- The role of molecular diffusion in the adhesion of EPDM and EPR elastomers (1985) (13)
- New and Improved Tests for Adhesion (1987) (12)
- Strength of Neoprene Compounds and the Effect of Salt Solutions (1983) (12)
- Elastic Behavior of a Rubber Layer Bonded between Two Rigid Spheres (1988) (12)
- Diffusion of linear polyisoprene molecules into polyisoprene networks (1989) (12)
- Compression of Rubber Disks Between Frictional Surfaces (2009) (12)
- Mechanochemical reactions of elastomers with metals (1985) (12)
- Small Indentations of Rubber Blocks: Effect of Size and Shape of Block and of Lateral Compression (2006) (12)
- What happens after a fibre breaks — pull-out or resin cracking? (1993) (11)
- Relaxation Processes in Vulcanized Rubber. III. Relaxation at Large Strains and the Effect of Fillers (1963) (11)
- Thermoelasticity of stretched elastomers under small torsions: Effects of crosslinking, extension, and swelling (1973) (10)
- Adhesion of elastomers: Dwell time effects (2003) (10)
- Adhesion of elastomer layers to an interposed layer of filler particles (2003) (10)
- Strength under various modes of deformation (1991) (10)
- Strain energy release rates for internal cracks in rubber blocks (1993) (9)
- Formation of SiH bonds when SiO is deposited on alumina (1979) (9)
- Adhesion of carbon black to elastomers (2012) (9)
- Surface wrinkles and local bifurcations in elastomeric components: seals and gaskets. Part I. Theory (1991) (8)
- FRACTURE OF ELASTOMERS (1972) (8)
- Chapter 1 – Rubber Elasticity: Basic Concepts and Behavior (1978) (8)
- A test method for studying the rolling resistance of rubber compounds (2007) (8)
- EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE AND OXYGEN ON THE STRENGTH OF ELASTOMERS (1991) (8)
- Fracture mechanics applied to elastomeric composites (1983) (8)
- Load-Deflection Relations and Surface Strain Distributions for Flat Rubber Pads (1958) (8)
- Energy Release Rate for a Crack in a Tilted Block (2000) (8)
- Friction of a Rubber Wedge Sliding on Glass (1991) (8)
- Stress‐optical coefficients of swollen polymer networks (1971) (8)
- An IETS study of surface reactions applicable to adhesion (1988) (8)
- Internal Flaws in Bonded Cylinders of Soft Vulcanized Rubber subjected to Tensile Loads (1957) (7)
- Bulging of Rubber through Apertures (1991) (7)
- Shear of rubber tube springs (2007) (7)
- Elasticity, tear strength, and strength of adhesion of soft PVC gels (1986) (7)
- Engineering design of rubber components (1992) (7)
- Chemistry of Silane Coupling Reactions. II. Reaction of Dimethylmethoxysilanated Poly(butadiene) with Triethylsilanol and with Glass. (1978) (7)
- The Mechanics of Ozone Cracking (1962) (7)
- Rolling Friction on Viscoelastic Substrates (1969) (7)
- Some Rheological Aspects of the Peel Strength of Rubbery Adhesives (1982) (6)
- Effect of temperature on ozone cracking of rubbers (1965) (6)
- Compression of Rubber Layers Bonded Between Two Parallel Rigid Cylinders or Between Two Rigid Spheres. (1986) (6)
- Bonding methods for strain gages on polypropylene material (1996) (6)
- Apparatus for the measurement of the dynamic shear modulus and hysteresis of rubber at low frequencies (1952) (6)
- Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy of Coupling Agents (1979) (6)
- A Triangular Double Cantilever Beam Test for Measuring Adhesive or Cohesive Fracture Energy (1992) (6)
- Tension Flaws in Bonded Cylinders of Soft Rubber (1958) (6)
- Fracture and fatigue of bonded rubber blocks under compression (1993) (5)
- Crystallization in Natural Rubber. II. The Influence of Impurities (1955) (5)
- Swelling of Rubber under Nonuniform Stresses and Internal Migration of Swelling Liquid When the Stresses Are Removed (2011) (5)
- Solvent‐induced crack growth in rubbery block polymers (1968) (5)
- Penetration of elastomeric blocks by needles (1986) (5)
- Adhesion between Polystyrene and Polymethylmethacrylate (1988) (5)
- Abrasion of Selected rubber Compounds with a DIN Abrader (1999) (4)
- Crystallization in Natural Rubber. III. Filled Compounds (1955) (4)
- Effect of a separator in a sheet die on the anisotropy of tear strength of extruded medium density polyethylene (1987) (4)
- Elasticity of uncrosslinked rubbers (1975) (4)
- Mechanics of fibre fragmentation (1996) (4)
- Contribution of bending energy losses to the apparent tear energy (1985) (4)
- Crystallization of cis- and trans-1,4-polyisoprene dispersed in SBR (1998) (4)
- Crystallization and the Relaxation of Stress in Stretched Natural-Rubber Vulcanizates (1955) (4)
- Internal failures in model elastomeric composites (1990) (4)
- Bonding elastomer layers together by a surface oxidation reaction (1980) (4)
- Relaxation Processes in Vulcanized Rubber. I. Relations between Stress Relaxation, Creep, Recovery, and Hysteresis (1963) (3)
- Threshold Tear Strength of some Molecular Networks. (1981) (3)
- Effect of temperature on the ozone cracking of butyl rubbers (1967) (3)
- Wear Mechanisms of Rubber Compounds (1995) (3)
- Dynamic Mechanical Properties (2012) (3)
- Crystallization in natural rubber. V. Chemically modified rubber (1958) (3)
- Stiffness and Bond Strength of Rubber-Filled Hinges (1993) (3)
- Crystallization in Stretched Polymer Networks. I. trans-Polychloroprene (1967) (3)
- Pull-out of short rods and fibres (1994) (3)
- Surface wrinkles and local bifurcations in elastomeric components: seals and gaskets. Part II. Applications (1991) (2)
- Appendix: Tables of Physical Constants (2012) (2)
- An improved torsional method for determining the fracture toughness of stiff materials and of adhesive joints (1985) (2)
- Fracture in polymers. E. H. Andrews, American Elsevier, New York, 1968 (1969) (2)
- Inflation and compression of rubber tubes between parallel plates (1970) (2)
- Adhesion Failure in Bonded Rubber Cylinders Part 1: Internal Penny-Shaped Cracks (2003) (2)
- Preparation and Morphological Characteristics of Fluoroelastomer Electrospun Fibers (2013) (2)
- Rubberlike elasticity—a molecular primer, by James E. Mark and Burak Erman, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 1988, 196 pp (1989) (2)
- A Note on a New Tire Cord Adhesion Test (1978) (2)
- Force—Deflection Relations for a Model Air Spring (1974) (2)
- Effect of Temperature on Ozone Cracking of Butyl Rubbers (1968) (2)
- Buckles in adhering elastic films and a test method for adhesion based on the elastica (1994) (2)
- Experiments on the Mechanics of Rubber (1997) (2)
- A simple method for studying internal migration of liquids in rubber (2012) (1)
- Contact of Rubber Wedges with a Flat Rigid Surface (1992) (1)
- Large‐Deformation Behavior of Honeycomb‐Structured Polymer Sheets as a Function of Polar Angle (2011) (1)
- A “Wobble-Plate” Dynamic Test Device (2003) (1)
- The Influence of Chemical Structure on the Strength of Rubber (1986) (1)
- Swelling of bent rubber strips and recovery when the stresses are removed (2011) (1)
- A simple test method for the response of materials to large bending deformations (1984) (1)
- General Lecture Strength of adhesive bonds—plastic and viscoelastic effects (1973) (1)
- Some Outstanding Problems in the Mechanics of Rubbery Solids (2008) (1)
- Non-linear stresses in a rubber cylinder sheared by pressure at one end (2009) (1)
- Local Deformation of Rubber Seals (1994) (1)
- Erratum: “Friction and wear of highly-elastic solids”☆ (1975) (1)
- 10 – Strength of Elastomers (1994) (1)
- On Bonding Rubber to Glass (1975) (1)
- ADHESION OF THERMOPLASTIC ELASTOMERS (1976) (0)
- Macromol. Chem. Phys. 9/2011 (2011) (0)
- MECHANICS OF VISCOELASTIC COMPOSITES. (1969) (0)
- Deformation and fracture of elastomers (1967) (0)
- Blow-Out of Rubber Blocks Due to Internal Heating (1989) (0)
- Failure processes in elastomeric composites (1989) (0)
- Influence of tensile extension on the electrical properties of rubbers containing three different filers (2009) (0)
- MOLECULAR STRUCTURE AND PHYSICAL BEHAVIOR OF POLYMERS. Progress Report No. 8, May 1, 1962-July 31, 1962 (1962) (0)
- Natural Rubber Compounds for Intermittent Low Temperature Service (1957) (0)
- Friction and abrasion of elastomeric materials (1975) (0)
- Rotational Sliding of Rubber: Second-Order Stresses, Seizure, and Buckling (1982) (0)
- Synergistic Effect of Hybrid Carbon Nantube-Nanosilica in Enhancing the Electrical and EMI Shielding Effectiveness Properties of EMA Nanocomposites (2012) (0)
- Diffusion of Linear Polisoprene Molecules Into Polisoprene Networks (1988) (0)
- Effect of strain on the electrical conductivity of a styrene-butadiene rubber (2010) (0)
- The Role of Molecular Diffusion in the Adhesion of EDPM (Ethhylene-Propylelediene Terpolymer) and EPR (Ethylene-Propylene Copolymer) Elastomers. (1985) (0)
- Recovery (spring-back) of polyethylene from an imposed bend (1985) (0)
- Preparation and Characterization of Flexible and Stretchable Polymeric Magnet (2013) (0)
- Visco-elasticity of rubbery solids (2009) (0)
- Techniques to Assess Adhesive Strength and Toughness of Hydroxyapatite-Filled Poly(ε-Caprolactone) (2007) (0)
- The Role of Chemical Bonding in Adhesion. (1977) (0)
- Development of an in-situ curemeter (1993) (0)
- Swelling of constrained rubber layers: Effect on free energy of detachment (2001) (0)
- Fiber - matrix adhesion in single fiber model composites (1995) (0)
- Micromechanics of fracture in elastomers (1984) (0)
- Erratum and Addendum (1994) (0)
- An IETS (Inelastic Electron Tunneling Spectroscopy) Study of Surface Reactions Applicable to Adhesion. (1988) (0)
- Book Review: A Review of “The Physics of Tire Traction—Theory and Experiment” (1975) (0)
- Treatise on adhesion and adhesives: Volume 6: Edited by Robert L. Patrick, G. P. Anderson, and K. L. DeVries. Dekker, New York, 1989. 304 pp. $99.75 (1989) (0)
- fracture of model composites (1994) (0)
- Effect of Surface Cracks on Torsional Damping (1991) (0)
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