Computer Simulation of Crack Propagation
- 7 April 1980
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Physical Society (APS) in Physical Review Letters
- Vol. 44 (14), 940-943
- https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.44.940
Abstract
Computer simulations of crack properties were performed on a two-dimensional triangular lattice with a Lennard-Jones interatomic interaction. The use of a long-range potential and an unconstrained sample revealed novel features compared to earlier simulations. The Griffith energy treatment for fracture was found wanting. This system is brittle at low stresses in agreement with the Rice-Thomson criterion and shows dislocation formation at elevated stresses.Keywords
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