Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2011-04-05
Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 59, 2279 (2011)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
18 pages, 3 figures
Scientific paper
Soft constituent materials endow biological composites, such as bone, dentin and nacre, with viscoelastic properties that may play an important role in their remarkable fracture resistance. In this paper we calculate the scaling properties of the quasi-static energy release rate and the viscoelastic contribution to the fracture energy of various biological composites, using both perturbative and non-perturbative approaches. We consider coarse-grained descriptions of three types of anisotropic structures: (i) Liquid-crystal-like composites (ii) Stratified composites (iii) Staggered composites, for different crack orientations. In addition, we briefly discuss the implications of anisotropy for fracture criteria. Our analysis highlights the dominant lengthscales and scaling properties of viscoelastic fracture of biological composites. It may be useful for evaluating crack velocity toughening effects and structure-dissipation relations in these materials.
Bouchbinder Eran
Brener Efim A.
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