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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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Nature Communications |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07139-4 |