Biological structures mitigate catastrophic fracture through various strategies

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 135, Issue 1-4, 2005, Pages 187-197

  Ballarini, Roberto ^a   Kayacan, R ^b   Ulm, F J ^c   Belytschko, T ^d   Heuer, A H ^a  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b SULEYMAN DEMIREL UNIVERSITY   (Kazakhstan)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Biological structures; Crack bridging; Flaw intolerance; Flaw tolerance; Nanoscale structures; Toughening

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; BIOMECHANICS; BRITTLE FRACTURE; CRACKS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; STRESS ANALYSIS;

BIOLOGICAL STRUCTURES; CATASTROPHIC FRACTURE; CRACK BRIDGING; FLAW-INTOLERANCE; FLAW-TOLERANCE;

FRACTURE MECHANICS;

EID: 29144486847     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-005-3949-0     Document Type: Review

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