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A Model of Crack Propagation in a 2D Heterogeneous Material
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 10 February 2011
Abstract
A continuous numerical model of pure mode I crack propagation in a bidimensional heterogeneous material is presented. This model describes the propagation of a macrocrack into a two-phases brittle material containing a finite density of second phase precipitates. The morphology of cracks produced for various mechanical and microstructural conditions is analysed. It is shown that the simulated cracks are self-affine with a roughness index ≃ 0.6 independent of the microstructure. Relevant length scales, on the contrary, strongly depend on the microstructural parameters, and indicate an optimum density leading to a maximum fracture toughness.
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