Statistical models of fracture

Advances in Physics

Volumn 55, Issue 3-4, 2006, Pages 349-476

  Alava, Mikko J ^a   Nukala, Phani K V V ^b   Zapperi, Stefano ^c  

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITÀ DI ROMA LA SAPIENZA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSIONS; CRACKS; ELECTRIC FUSES; FRACTALS; FRACTURE MECHANICS; MOLECULAR BEAMS; MORPHOLOGY; PHASE TRANSITIONS; STATISTICAL MECHANICS;

CLASSICAL ENGINEERING; LATTICE MODELS; LONG-RANGE INTERACTIONS; QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALS;

FRACTURE;

EID: 33745062523     PISSN: 00018732     EISSN: 14606976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00018730300741518     Document Type: Article

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