Experimental and analytical insights on fracture trajectories in brittle materials with voids

D. Misseroni, N.V. Movchan

University of Liverpool

D. Bigoni

University of Trento

 

Analytical models have been developed for fracture propagation over the last several decades and are now considered with renewed interest; the range of their applicability varies for different materials and different loading conditions. Systematic experimental measurements are presented against an asymptotic prediction for the crack trajectory developing in a solids with small voids (or inclusions). The experiments also cover the dynamic regime, where new features involving crack kinking and roughness of the fracture surface occur.

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