Principle of local symmetry in mixed-mode fracture

Abstract When brittle materials are subjected to uniaxial tensile stress, we observe planar crack propagation perpendicular to the loading direction. However, when additionally subjected to an out-of-plane shear stress, the crack tip/front deviates, leading to fragmentation in the form of twisting f...

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Main Authors: Laureano Ortellado, Anabella Abate, Angel Santarossa, Leopoldo R. Gómez, Thorsten Pöschel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-06-01
Series:Communications Physics
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42005-025-02151-9
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