A new approach to the modeling and analysis of fracture through extension of continuum mechanics to the nanoscale

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 368-413

  Sendova, T ^a   Walton, J R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fracture; Fracture criteria; Surface excess properties

Indexed keywords

CONSTANT-SURFACE TENSION; CRACK GROWTH; CRACK SURFACES; DIFFERENT MECHANISMS; FINITE CRACKS; FRACTURE CRITERIA; FRACTURE SURFACES; MODELING AND ANALYSIS; MODELING APPROACH; MODIFIED MODEL; MOMENTUM BALANCES; NANO SCALE; NEW APPROACHES; NEW THEORY; SHARP CRACK; SINGULAR CRACKS; SINGULAR SOLUTIONS; SURFACE EXCESS; SURFACE EXCESS PROPERTIES;

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACK TIPS; ELASTICITY; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; MECHANICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; SURFACE TENSION; TENSILE STRENGTH;

BRITTLE FRACTURE;

EID: 77952249353     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: 17413028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081286510362457     Document Type: Article

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