Molecular dynamics simulation based cohesive surface representation of mixed mode fracture

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 832-845

  Zhou, X W ^a   Zimmerman, J A ^a   Reedy Jr , E D ^b   Moody, N R ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Atomistic simulation; Cohesive interface separation; Cohesive surface model; Fracture; Loading mode mixity; Molecular dynamics

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FISH; FRACTURE FIXATION; ISOMERS; LOADING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULES; NANOFLUIDICS; PIGMENTS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; SEPARATION; SHEARING MACHINES; STRESSES; SURFACES; THEOREM PROVING; TRACTION (FRICTION);

(ABIOTIC AND BIOTIC) STRESS; (I ,J) CONDITIONS; BRITTLE MATERIALS; COHESIVE SURFACE; FAR FIELDS; FUNCTIONAL FORMS; INTERFACIAL DELAMINATION; LOCAL STRESSES; MIXED MODE FRACTURE; MIXED-MODE LOADING; MODE II; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS (MDS); MOLECULAR-DYNAMICS (MD) SIMULATIONS; SHEAR TRACTION; SIMULATION RESULTS; STEADY STATE CRACK PROPAGATION; TRACTION SEPARATION;

DYNAMICS;

EID: 45849111806     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2008.05.001     Document Type: Article

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