Experiments concerning the morphology of fracture surfaces of various materials are
reviewed. The observations are interpreted within the framework of models of lines moving …

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

BaTiO3 crystals are attractive materials due to their high dielectric properties, but they are
brittle and inelastic ceramics, which limits their broader applications in emerging fields, such …

Disorder and long-range interactions are two of the key components that make material
failure an interesting playfield for the application of statistical mechanics. The cornerstone in …

We study the dynamics of a ferromagnetic domain wall driven by an external magnetic field
through a disordered medium. The avalanchelike motion of the domain walls between …

Pottery is the oldest art and plays a landmark role in human civilization. The repair of
ceramic relics often uses acrylic resins and cyanoacrylate adhesives. However, existing …

We derive here a linear elastic stochastic description for slow crack growth in
heterogeneous materials. This approach succeeds in reproducing quantitatively the …

We review and discuss recent progress in modelling non-linear and non-local transport
processes in heterogeneous media. The non-locality that we consider is caused by long …

The self-affine properties of postmortem fracture surfaces in silica glass and aluminum alloy
were investigated through the 2D height-height correlation function. They are observed to …

The propagation of an interfacial crack along a heterogeneous weak plane of a transparent
Plexiglas block is followed using a high resolution fast camera. We show that the fracture …