Compressive Splitting in Brittle Solids: The Inverse of Wrinkling in Sheets
feeds.aps.org · By Maryam Khodadad, Francois Barthelat, John D. Clayton, George Gazonas & Kaushik Dayal ·
Author(s): Maryam Khodadad, Francois Barthelat, John D. Clayton, George Gazonas, and Kaushik Dayal Theory and experiments suggest that the mysterious fractures that appear when a brittle material is compressed result from a hidden buildup of internal tension. [Phys. Rev. Lett…