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A new static failure criterion for isotropic polymers with different strengths in tension and compression based on exponential dependence between the mean stress and the von Mises equivalent stress is proposed. The two material parameters introduced can be determined by two simple tests - the uniaxial tension and compression. The locus of the criterion is nearly conical for low hydrostatic pressures and tends to a cylindrical form if an increased hydrostatic pressure is applied. The validity of the criterion is demonstrated by experimental strength data taken from the literature for several polymers in the case of superimposed hydrostatic pressure.
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Altenbach, H., Tushtev, K. A New Static Failure Criterion for Isotropic Polymers. Mechanics of Composite Materials 37, 475–482 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1014269314272
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