Defects and Cracks

Defects and Cracks

Application of the concept of Configurational Forces to materials with spatially varying properties, particularly to biological structures (e.g. fibre-reinforced like bones).

Application of the concept of Configurational Forces to anisotropic crystals- applications in geology and geophysics.

Defects and Cracks (Kopie 1)

Application of the concept of Configurational Forces to elastic-plastic materials allowing an improved understanding of the crack driving force.

Defects and Cracks

 

  • Design tools for inhomogeneous materials with cracks, the concept of configurational forces Partners: ESI Leoben, Kolednik; U Marburg, Gubeljak et al.; U. Minnesota, Simha
  • Multicrack systems in ceramics and biological materials, design of fracture-resistant structures Partners: ESI Leoben, Kolednik; MPI Colloids & Interfaces, Potsdam/Golm, Fratzl et al.; MUL, Danzer