Fracture size effects from disordered lattice models

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 154, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 51-59

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

^a AALTO UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^d ISI FOUNDATION   (Italy)

Author keywords

Disorder; Fracture; Notch; Size effect; Statistical models

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; CONCRETES; CRYSTAL LATTICES; FRACTURE MECHANICS; SIZE DETERMINATION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES;

BEAM MODELS; CRACK RESISTANCES; DISORDER; DISORDERED LATTICES; FRACTURE PROCESS ZONES; FRACTURE SIZES; FRACTURE STRENGTHS; LATTICE MODELS; NOTCH; NUMERICAL SIMULATIONS; QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALS; R CURVES; RANDOM FUSE MODELS; SCALING LAW; SIZE EFFECT; SPRING MODELS; STATISTICAL EFFECTS; STATISTICAL MODELS; STRESS-CONCENTRATION;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

EID: 60849085715     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-008-9306-3     Document Type: Article

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