Abstract
The connection between velocity fluctuations and the putative existence of microcracks ahead of the crack tip was studied. The dynamics of one macrocrack and one microcrack were analyzed. It was demonstrated that the interaction results in a large and rapid velocity fluctuation. An approximate methodology was proposed that will allow one to write ordinary differential equations for the positions of the tips of both macrocrack and microcrack.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 046107 |
| Pages (from-to) | 046107-1-046107-7 |
| Journal | Physical Review E |
| Volume | 70 |
| Issue number | 4 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Oct 2004 |
Bibliographical note
Funding Information:This work had been supported in part by the European Commission through a TMR grant and by the Israel Science Foundation founded by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
Funding
This work had been supported in part by the European Commission through a TMR grant and by the Israel Science Foundation founded by the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities.
| Funders | Funder number |
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| European Commission | |
| Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities | |
| Israel Science Foundation |