A coupled quantum/continuum mechanics study of graphene fracture

International Journal of Fracture

Volumn 173, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 163-173

  Xu, Mei ^a   Tabarraei, Alireza ^b   Paci, Jeffrey T ^c,d   Oswald, Jay ^e   Belytschko, Ted ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b University of North Carolina at Charlotte   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^d NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptivity; Fracture; Graphene; Multiscale

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVITY; BROKEN BONDS; COMPLICATED GEOMETRY; CRACK PATHS; CRACK-TIP POSITION; CRITICAL STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR; MULTISCALES; SELF-SIMILAR;

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK TIPS; FRACTURE; GRAPHENE; QUANTUM THEORY;

CRACKS;

EID: 84859145403     PISSN: 03769429     EISSN: 15732673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10704-011-9675-x     Document Type: Article

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