| Literature DB >> 15245102 |
Alain Karma1, Alexander E Lobkovsky.
Abstract
Crack propagation is studied numerically using a continuum phase-field approach to mode III brittle fracture. The results shed light on the physics that controls the speed of accelerating cracks and the characteristic branching instability at a fraction of the wave speed.Entities:
Year: 2004 PMID: 15245102 DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevLett.92.245510
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Phys Rev Lett ISSN: 0031-9007 Impact factor: 9.161