Fracture precursors in disordered systems
Year: 2004
Authors: Meacci G., Politi A., Zei M.
Autors Affiliation: Istituto Nazionale di Ottica Applicata, largo E. Fermi 6, 50125 Firenze, Italy; Max Planck Institute for Physics of Complex Systems, Nothnitzer Strasse 38, 01187 Dresden Germany;
CECM-CNRS-Vitry 15 rue Georges Urbain, 94407 Vitry-sur-Seine, France
Abstract: A two-dimensional lattice model with bond disorder is used to investigate the fracture behaviour under stress-controlled conditions. Although the cumulative energy of precursors does not diverge at the critical point, its derivative with respect to the control parameter (reduced stress) exhibits a singular behaviour. Our results are nevertheless compatible with previous experimental findings, if one restricts the comparison to the (limited) range accessible in the experiment. A power law avalanche distribution is also found with an exponent close to the experimental values.
Journal/Review: EUROPHYSICS LETTERS
Volume: 66 (1) Pages from: 55 to: 61
KeyWords: RUPTURE; AVALANCHES; DYNAMICS; FAILURE; TIMEDOI: 10.1209/epl/i2003-10152-9ImpactFactor: 2.229Citations: 3data from “WEB OF SCIENCE” (of Thomson Reuters) are update at: 2024-10-27References taken from IsiWeb of Knowledge: (subscribers only)Connecting to view paper tab on IsiWeb: Click hereConnecting to view citations from IsiWeb: Click here