Crack Initiation in Viscoelastic Materials

Physical Review Letters
Yuval MullaGijsje H Koenderink

Abstract

In viscoelastic materials, individually short-lived bonds collectively result in a mechanical resistance which is long lived but finite as, ultimately, cracks appear. Here, we provide a microscopic mechanism by which a critical crack length emerges from the nonlinear local bond dynamics. Because of this emerging length scale, macroscopic viscoelastic materials fracture in a fundamentally different manner from microscopically small systems considered in previous models. We provide and numerically verify analytical equations for the dependence of the critical crack length on the bond kinetics and applied stress.

References

Apr 29, 1998·Science·D BonnJ Meunier
Oct 4, 2000·Physical Review Letters·U Seifert
Jul 20, 2001·Physical Review Letters·J F Berret, Y Séréro
Feb 3, 2004·Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics·D A HeadF C MacKintosh
Apr 20, 2004·Physical Review Letters·T Erdmann, U S Schwarz
May 26, 2005·Journal of Colloid and Interface Science·Krassimir D DanovGünter Brenn
Jun 6, 2006·Nature Materials·Tristan BaumbergerDavid Martina
Aug 16, 2006·Physical Review Letters·Yang Gan
Nov 10, 2006·The European Physical Journal. E, Soft Matter·T BaumbergerD Martina
Aug 7, 2007·Physical Review Letters·Joseph R Gladden, Andrew Belmonte
Jan 9, 2008·Langmuir : the ACS Journal of Surfaces and Colloids·Jin QianHuajian Gao
Mar 21, 2008·Physical Review Letters·Hendrik Dietz, Matthias Rief
Oct 15, 2008·Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics·Yuan Lin, L B Freund
Jun 13, 2009·Physical Review Letters·H TabuteauC Ligoure
Oct 23, 2009·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Jean-Yves TinevezEwa Paluch
Jan 15, 2011·Physical Review Letters·Evan SpruijtJasper van der Gucht
Jan 15, 2011·Physical Review Letters·Chase P BroederszFrederick C MacKintosh
Jul 21, 2011·Physical Review Letters·Joris SprakelDavid A Weitz
Jul 21, 2012·PloS One·Lars WolffKlaus Kroy
Sep 25, 2012·Soft Matter·Qi WenA G Yodh
May 28, 2013·Physical Review Letters·Jader ColomboEmanuela Del Gado
Sep 21, 2013·Biophysical Journal·Elizaveta A Novikova, Cornelis Storm
Nov 26, 2014·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·Jun GuoFanjie Meng
May 28, 2015·Soft Matter·Christian VacaAlex J Levine
Jul 8, 2015·Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta·Matti Gralka, Klaus Kroy
Sep 19, 2015·Physical Review. E, Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics·G LingaAlex Hansen
Nov 14, 2015·Physical Review Letters·Alessandro LucantonioMarino Arroyo
Sep 28, 2017·Physical Review Letters·Giovanni NavaTommaso Bellini

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Citations

Feb 13, 2019·Soft Matter·Nicholas B TitoWouter G Ellenbroek
Oct 23, 2019·Soft Matter·José AlvaradoGijsje H Koenderink
Dec 24, 2019·Physical Review Letters·Dimitri Kaurin, Marino Arroyo

❮ Previous
Next ❯

Related Concepts

Trending Feeds

COVID-19

Coronaviruses encompass a large family of viruses that cause the common cold as well as more serious diseases, such as the ongoing outbreak of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19; formally known as 2019-nCoV). Coronaviruses can spread from animals to humans; symptoms include fever, cough, shortness of breath, and breathing difficulties; in more severe cases, infection can lead to death. This feed covers recent research on COVID-19.

Blastomycosis

Blastomycosis fungal infections spread through inhaling Blastomyces dermatitidis spores. Discover the latest research on blastomycosis fungal infections here.

Nuclear Pore Complex in ALS/FTD

Alterations in nucleocytoplasmic transport, controlled by the nuclear pore complex, may be involved in the pathomechanism underlying multiple neurodegenerative diseases including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Frontotemporal Dementia. Here is the latest research on the nuclear pore complex in ALS and FTD.

Applications of Molecular Barcoding

The concept of molecular barcoding is that each original DNA or RNA molecule is attached to a unique sequence barcode. Sequence reads having different barcodes represent different original molecules, while sequence reads having the same barcode are results of PCR duplication from one original molecule. Discover the latest research on molecular barcoding here.

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome is a disease characterized by unexplained disabling fatigue; the pathology of which is incompletely understood. Discover the latest research on chronic fatigue syndrome here.

Evolution of Pluripotency

Pluripotency refers to the ability of a cell to develop into three primary germ cell layers of the embryo. This feed focuses on the mechanisms that underlie the evolution of pluripotency. Here is the latest research.

Position Effect Variegation

Position Effect Variagation occurs when a gene is inactivated due to its positioning near heterochromatic regions within a chromosome. Discover the latest research on Position Effect Variagation here.

STING Receptor Agonists

Stimulator of IFN genes (STING) are a group of transmembrane proteins that are involved in the induction of type I interferon that is important in the innate immune response. The stimulation of STING has been an active area of research in the treatment of cancer and infectious diseases. Here is the latest research on STING receptor agonists.

Microbicide

Microbicides are products that can be applied to vaginal or rectal mucosal surfaces with the goal of preventing, or at least significantly reducing, the transmission of sexually transmitted infections. Here is the latest research on microbicides.

Related Papers

Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
R J Olson
Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery
H B DickD Eisenmann
Cancer Biotherapy & Radiopharmaceuticals
R K Oldham
© 2022 Meta ULC. All rights reserved