| Issue |
Europhys. Lett.
Volume 43, Number 6, September II 1998
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|---|---|---|
| Page(s) | 664 - 670 | |
| Section | Classical areas of phenomenology | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/epl/i1998-00565-4 | |
| Published online | 01 September 2002 | |
Discontinuous crack fronts of three-dimensional fractures
1
Graduate School of Human and Environmental Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
2
Faculty of Integrated Human Studies, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8501 Japan
3
Yukawa Institute for Theoretical Physics, Kyoto University, Kyoto, 606-8502 Japan
Received:
9
September
1998
Accepted:
24
July
1998
The relation between fracture surface morphology and the three-dimensional structure of crack fronts is investigated through direct observation of brittle cracks in gels. A key notion in this investigation is the discontinuity of the crack front, whose advancement creates the fracture surface. We discuss the significance of our findings in the studies of general three-dimensional brittle fractures.
PACS: 46.30.Nz – Fracture mechanics, fatigue, and cracks / 61.41.+e – Polymers, elastomers, and plastics / 62.20.Mk – Fatigue, brittleness, fracture, and crack
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