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Parallel Simulations of Rapid Fracture

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  10 February 2011

Farid F. Abraham
Farid F. Abraham*
Affiliation:
IBM Research Division, Almaden Research Center, K18/D2, 650 Harry Road, San Jose, CA 95120-6099
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Abstract

Implementing molecular dynamics on the IBM SP2 parallel computer, we have studied the fracture of two-dimensional notched solids under tension using million atom systems. Brittle materials are modelled through the choice of interatomic potential function and the speed of the failure process, and our interest is to learn about the dynamics of crack propagation in ideal materials. Recent laboratory findings occur in our simulation experiments, one of the most intriguing is the dynamic instability of the crack tip as it approaches a fraction of the sound speed. A detailed comparison between laboratory and computer experiments is presented, and microscopic processes are identified. In particular, an explanation for the limiting velocity of the crack being significantly less than the theoretical limit is provided.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 408: Symposium P – Materials Theory, Simulations, and Parallel Algorithms , 1995 , 189
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1996

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