Silicon (Si) microfabrication techniques, derived from the microelectronics industry, have
enabled the development and commercialization of microelectromechanical systems …

Collagen is a protein material with intriguing mechanical properties—it is highly elastic,
shows large fracture strength and plays a crucial role in making Nature's structural materials …

We report a study of dynamic cracking in a silicon single crystal in which the ReaxFF
reactive force field is used for several thousand atoms near the crack tip, while more than …

The fracture strength of Si is considered in the context of yield and reliability of
microelectronic and microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices. An overview of Si fracture …

Fracture of silicon and germanium nanowires in tension at room temperature is studied by
molecular dynamics simulations using several interatomic potential models. While some …

This paper describes fatigue damage evaluation for micro-nanoscale single-crystal silicon
(SCS) structures toward the reliable design of microelectromechanical systems subjected to …

Size-effects characterize the fracture process of many engineering materials. Their
modelling calls for material constitutive relations which are not indifferent, as standard …

结构完整性分析一直是机械工程和力学等领域专家学者研究的重要课题. 目前在工程装备的设计
和评估中应用的安全规范大都是经验性的, 亟需开发一种严谨且准确的力学分析方法 …

Atomistic simulations based on interatomic potentials have frequently failed to correctly
reproduce the brittle fracture of materials, showing an unrealistic blunting. We analyse the …

We evaluate the applicability of the critical energy release rate as a crack propagation
criterion with a focus on the effect of the material size. Cracked silicon nanofilms of various …