Tuning crack-inclusion interaction with an applied $$\varvec{T}$$T-stress

Abstract The interaction between cracks and inclusions plays an important role in the fracture behavior of particulate composites. It is commonly recognized that an inclusion stiffer than the matrix tends to deflect an approaching crack away while a softer inclusion attracts the crack...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Guo, Kai, Ni, Bo, Gao, Huajian
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer Netherlands 2021
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/131753