Stylolites are ubiquitous geo-patterns observed in rocks in the upper crust, from geological
reservoirs in sedimentary rocks to deformation zones, in folds, faults, and shear zones …

Abstract Domain walls in magnets, vortex lattices in superconductors, contact lines at
depinning, and many other systems can be modeled as an elastic system subject to …

While there exists a unified theoretical framework–Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics–to
describe the failure of homogeneous materials, understanding and modeling the …

Using an innovative experimental set-up (Punch-Through Shear test), we initiated a shear
zone (microfault) in Flechtingen sandstone and Odenwald granite under in situ reservoir …

Many faults and fractures in various natural and man‐made materials share a remarkable
common fractal property in their morphology. We report on the roughness of faults in rocks …

We investigate how material rigidity acts as a key control parameter for the failure of solids
under stress. In both experiments and simulations, we demonstrate that material failure can …

In this book, the authors bring together basic ideas from fracture mechanics and statistical
physics, classical theories, simulation and experimental results to make the statistical …

We have studied the propagation of a crack front along the heterogeneous weak plane of a
transparent poly (methyl methacrylate)(PMMA) block using two different loading conditions …

Material failure often gives rise to strong fluctuations that reflect on the rough trajectory
followed by cracks and on their intermittent dynamics. Deciphering these fluctuations is a …

The relevant parameters at the microstructure scale that govern the macroscopic toughness
of disordered brittle materials are investigated theoretically. We focus on a crack …