Estimating theoretical strength of brittle materials using fractal geometry

Materials Letters

Volumn 60, Issue 20, 2006, Pages 2485-2488

  Mecholsky Jr , John J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Fractal geometry; Fracture; Theoretical strength

Indexed keywords

CRACKS; FRACTALS; FRACTURE; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; POTENTIAL ENERGY; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TOUGHNESS;

BOND RECONFIGURATIONS; BOND RUPTURE; FRACTAL GEOMETRY; THEORETICAL STRENGTH; TORTUOSITY;

BRITTLENESS;

EID: 33745186900     PISSN: 0167577X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matlet.2006.01.054     Document Type: Article

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