Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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771364 | Engineering Fracture Mechanics | 2008 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
In this work we discuss the paradigmatic case of brittle fracture in defective elastic–plastic cubic silicon carbide, by a combination of Quantized Fracture Mechanics and Molecular Dynamics atomistic simulations. Different defect sizes and shapes, or crack-inclusion interactions are considered. Our results show that Quantized Fracture Mechanics is able to effectively incorporate the main lattice-related features, while Molecular Dynamics atomistic simulations do provide the most basic level of understanding of mechanical behaviour of brittle materials.
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Authors
Nicola Pugno, Alberto Carpinteri, Mariella Ippolito, Alessandro Mattoni, Luciano Colombo,