We discuss the cooperative failure dynamics in the fiber bundle model where the individual
elements or fibers are Hookean springs that have identical spring constants but different …

The two principal ingredients determining the failure modes of disordered solids are the
strength of heterogeneity and the length scale of the region affected in the solid following a …

The intermittent dynamics of driven interfaces through disordered media and its subsequent
depinning for large enough driving force is a common feature for a myriad of diverse …

In the systems showing critical behavior, various response functions have a singularity at the
critical point. Therefore, as the driving field is tuned toward its critical value, the response …

We study experimentally the fracture mechanisms of a model cohesive granular medium
consisting of glass beads held together by solidified polymer bridges. The elastic response …

Dynamics of power outages remain an unpredictable hazard in spite of expensive
consequences. While the operations of the components of power grids are well understood …

When a multicomponent system is suddenly loaded, its capability of bearing the load
depends not only on the strength of components but also on how a load released by a failed …

It has long been conjectured that (rapid) fracture propagation dynamics in materials and
turbulent motion of fluids are two manifestations of the same physical process. The …

Among the main issues about SOC models are the identification of universality classes and
the relation with real systems. In this work we address the relationship between a sandpile …

This paper deals with multicomponent systems subjected to suddenly applied loads. Such
multicomponent systems consist of functionally identical elements, but the elements differ in …