Pattern formation and selection in quasistatic fracture
Pattern formation and selection in quasistatic fracture
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DOI:
10.1103/physrevlett.85.662
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发表时间:
2000-07-17
影响因子:
8.6
通讯作者:
Néda, Z
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作者:
Leung, K;Néda, Z
Fracture in quasistatically driven systems is studied by means of a discrete spring-block model. Developed from close comparison with desiccation experiments, it describes crack formation induced by friction on a substrate. The model produces cellular, hierarchical patterns of cracks, characterized by a mean fragment size linear in the layer thickness, in agreement with experiments. The selection of a stationary fragment size is explained by exploiting the correlations prior to cracking. A scaling behavior associated with the thickness and substrate coupling, derived and confirmed by simulations, suggests why patterns have similar morphology despite their disparity in scales.