Fracture size effects from disordered lattice models

DOI10.1007/S10704-008-9306-3MaRDI QIDQ841952zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Mikko J. Alava, Stefano Zapperi, Phani Kumar V. V. Nukala

Publication date 18 September 2009

Published in International Journal of Fracture (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/0804.2224

zbMATH Keywords

notched quasi-brittle materialsrandom beam modelrandom fuse modelrandom spring model

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Micromechanics of solids (74M25) Brittle fracture (74R10)

Abstract: We study size effects in the fracture strength of notched disordered samples using numerical simulations of lattice models for fracture. In particular, we consider the random fuse model, the random spring model and the random beam model, which all give similar results. These allow us to establish and understand the crossover between a regime controlled by disorder-induced statistical effects and a stress-concentration controlled regime ruled by fracture mechanics. The crossover is described by a scaling law that accounts for the presence of fracture process zone which we quantify by averaging over several disordered configurations of the model. The models allow to study the development of the fracture process zone as the load is increased and to express this in terms of crack resistance (R-curve).

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