Fracture as a material sink
Abstract Cracks are created by massive breakage of molecular or atomic bonds. The latter, in its turn, leads to the highly localized loss of material, which is the reason why even closed cracks are visible by a naked eye. Thus, fracture can be interpreted as the local material sink. Mass conservatio...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2017-05-01
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| Series: | Materials Theory |
| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41313-017-0002-4 |