An experimental study of fragmentation of brittle solids under the application of repeated impulsive force is made, emphasizing the behavior of the diversity of fragments. Several scaling relations involving diversity and ...

An experimental study of fragmentation of brittle solids under the application of repeated impulsive force is made, emphasizing the behavior of the diversity of fragments. Several scaling relations involving diversity and ...

Strain localization is one of the most challenging phenomena in solid mechanics. It occurs when strains concentrate in very narrow bands within a solid, typically referred to as localization bands. This behaviour is related ...