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Preparation and properties of rubber dislocations

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THE purpose of this note is to describe the construction and properties of a Volterra1 edge dislocation made from two sheets of smooth rubber. A simple theoretical analysis illustrates the key features of the model and illuminates its interesting and unexpected behaviour.

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KENDALL, K. Preparation and properties of rubber dislocations. Nature 261, 35–36 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1038/261035a0

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