We discuss the physics of fracture in terms of the statistical physics associated with the
failure of elastic media under applied stresses in presence of quenched disorder. We show …

Soft network materials exist in numerous forms ranging from polymer networks, such as
elastomers, to fiber networks, such as collagen. In addition, in colloidal gels, an underlying …

Prediction of an imminent catastrophic event in a driven disordered system is of paramount
importance—from the laboratory scale controlled fracture experiment to the largest scale of …

Failure in disordered solids is accompanied by intermittent fluctuations extending over a
broad range of scales. The implied scaling has been previously associated with either …

The article reports a numerical investigation of the breakdown of a disordered system
considering the effect of local stress concentration under the action of an external tensile …

Prediction of a breakdown in disordered solids under external loading is a question of
paramount importance. Here we use a fiber bundle model for disordered solids and record …

By performing extensive simulations with unprecedentedly large system sizes, we unveil
how rigidity influences the fracture of disordered materials. We observe the largest damage …

The topology of the network of load transmitting connections plays an essential role in the
cascading failure dynamics of complex systems driven by the redistribution of load after local …

The toughness of a polymer material can increase significantly if two networks are combined
into one material. This toughening effect is a consequence of a transition from a brittle to a …

We study the competition between thermal fluctuations and stress enhancement in the
failure process of a disordered system by using a local load sharing fiber bundle model. The …