| Issue |
EPL
Volume 83, Number 1, July 2008
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|---|---|---|
| Article Number | 16004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 6 | |
| Section | Condensed Matter: Structural, Mechanical and Thermal Properties | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1209/0295-5075/83/16004 | |
| Published online | 17 June 2008 | |
Study of the branching instability using a phase field model of inplane crack propagation
PMC, Ecole Polytechnique, CNRS - 91128 Palaiseau, France, EU
Corresponding author: herve.henry@polytechnique.edu
Received:
23
April
2008
Accepted:
20
May
2008
In this study, the phase field model of crack propagation is used to study the dynamic branching instability in the case of inplane loading in two dimensions. Simulation results are in good agreement with theoretical predictions and experimental findings. Namely, the critical speed at which the instability starts is about 0.48cs. They also show that a full 3D approach is needed to fully understand the branching instability. The finite interface effects are found to be neglectable in the large system size limit even though they are stronger than the one expected from a simple one-dimensional calculation.
PACS: 62.20.mm – Fracture / 46.15.-x – Computational methods in continuum mechanics / 62.20.mt – Cracks
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