Cracking and adhesion at small scales: Atomistic and continuum studies of flaw tolerant nanostructures

Keyphrases

• Adhesion 100%
• Nanostructures 100%
• Theoretical Strength 75%
• Nanometre 50%
• Size Dependence 50%
• Adhesion System 50%
• Mechanical Properties 25%
• Surface Roughness 25%
• Nanomaterials 25%
• Theoretical Modeling 25%
• Substructure 25%
• Smooth Transition 25%
• Stress Concentration 25%
• Failure Mode 25%
• Crack Tip 25%
• Griffith Theory 25%
• Adhesion Strength 25%
• Crack Propagation 25%
• Brittle Fracture 25%
• Atomistic Simulation 25%
• Strength of Materials 25%
• Contact Element 25%
• Optimal Shape 25%
• Gecko 25%
• Material Failure 25%
• Robust Adhesion 25%
• Critical Length Scale 25%
• Characteristic Dimensions 25%
• Bone Nanostructure 25%
• Scale Reduction 25%
• Nanoscale Adhesion 25%
• Atomistic-to-continuum 25%
• Continuum Scale 25%
• Bond Rupture 25%
• Griffith 25%
• Continuum Analysis 25%

Engineering

• Nanomaterial 100%
• Theoretical Strength 100%
• Nanometre 66%
• Length Scale 66%
• Critical Length 66%
• Nanoscale 66%
• Crack Tip 33%
• Brittle Fracture 33%
• Contact Element 33%
• Joints (Structural Components) 33%
• Griffith Theory 33%
• Stress Concentration 33%
• Crack Propagation 33%
• Illustrates 33%
• Materials Mechanics 33%
• Atomistic Simulation 33%

Material Science

• Nanostructure 100%
• Surface Roughness 50%
• Theoretical Modeling 50%
• Stress Concentration 50%
• Crack Propagation 50%
• Brittle Fracture 50%
• Surface (Surface Science) 50%
• Bond Strength (Materials) 50%
• Crack Tip 50%