Pressure shock fronts formed by ultra-fast shear cracks in viscoelastic materials

Propagating shear cracks in solids emit both shear and pressure waves, but it is usually thought that only shear waves coalesce to form shock fronts when the crack exceeds the shear wave speed. Here, the authors show that local material stiffening can further increase rupture speed and produce press...

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Main Authors: M. Gori, V. Rubino, A. J. Rosakis, N. Lapusta
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2018
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/02b7c3f1694d4cc89c6311406064c8ec
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