Interacting Cracks Obey a Multiscale Attractive to Repulsive Transition.
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DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.120.255501
Abstract: The observed repulsive behavior of two initially collinear cracks growing towards each other and leading to a hook-shaped path questioned recently the validity of the principle of local symmetry within linear elastic fracture mechanics theory.… read more here.
Keywords: cracks obey; transition; obey multiscale; interacting cracks ... See more keywords