A molecular mechanics simulation of cracks and fractures in a sheet of ice

Authors
Greenspan, D
Citation
D. Greenspan, A molecular mechanics simulation of cracks and fractures in a sheet of ice, COMPUT METH, 188(1-3), 2000, pp. 83-93
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Mechanical Engineering
Journal title
COMPUTER METHODS IN APPLIED MECHANICS AND ENGINEERING
ISSN journal
00457825 → ACNP
Volume
188
Issue
1-3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
83 - 93
Database
ISI
SICI code
0045-7825(2000)188:1-3<83:AMMSOC>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Rectangular, two dimensional sheets of ice molecules are both stressed and compressed. Computer examples compare dynamical responses when the plate ha s a slot or does not have a slot. The mechanisms for both crack and fractur e development are clearly delineated on the molecular level. (C) 2000 Elsev ier Science S.A. All rights reserved.