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Elastic and plastic fracture : metals, polymers, ceramics, composites, biological materials
Anthony G. Atkins,Yiu-Wing Mai +1 more
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The article was published on 1985-01-01 and is currently open access. It has received 218 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Ceramic.read more
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The Mechanical Design of Nacre
TL;DR: The tensile strength of mother-of-pearl (nacre) is of the order of 170 MPa (dry) and 140 MPa(wet), values which are best modelled assuming that pullout of the platelets is the main mode of failure as discussed by the authors.
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Failure mechanisms in toughened epoxy resins—A review
Amar C. Garg,Yiu-Wing Mai +1 more
TL;DR: A critical review of the existing theories that have been proposed for the various toughening mechanisms related to modified epoxy resins can be found in this article, where the failure mechanisms leading to the improvement in toughness are discussed.
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Global patterns of leaf mechanical properties
Yusuke Onoda,Mark Westoby,Peter B. Adler,Amy M. F. Choong,Fiona J. Clissold,Johannes H. C. Cornelissen,Sandra Díaz,Nathaniel J. Dominy,Alison A. Elgart,Lucas Enrico,Paul V. A. Fine,Jerome J. Howard,Adel Jalili,Kaoru Kitajima,Hiroko Kurokawa,Clare McArthur,Peter W. Lucas,Lars Markesteijn,Natalia Pérez-Harguindeguy,Lourens Poorter,Lora A. Richards,Louis S. Santiago,Enio E. Sosinski,Sunshine A. Van Bael,David I. Warton,Ian J. Wright,S. Joseph Wright,Nayuta Yamashita +27 more
TL;DR: It is discovered that toughness per density contributed a surprisingly large fraction to variation in mechanical resistance, larger than the fractions contributed by lamina thickness and tissue density, and was associated with long leaf lifespan especially in forest understory.
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On the essential work of ductile fracture in polymers
Yiu-Wing Mai,Brian Cotterell +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, it was shown that the straight line relationship between the total specific fracture work (wf) and ligament length (l) to zero ligament can break down when the ligament lengths to sheet thickness ratio is less than about three.
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New approaches to understanding and controlling cell separation in relation to fruit and vegetable texture
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss the potential for exploiting this finding in other edible plant organs, and assess the likely effects that enhanced crosslinking might have on other quality attributes.