Unified nano-mechanics based probabilistic theory of quasibrittle and brittle structures: I. Strength, static crack growth, lifetime and scaling

Engineering & Materials Science

• Mechanics 100%
• Crack propagation 99%
• Probability distributions 54%
• Brittleness 41%
• Cracks 38%
• Creep 32%
• Sea ice 29%
• Fibers 26%
• Concretes 25%
• Airframes 22%
• Composite materials 22%
• Safety factor 21%
• Gaussian distribution 21%
• Portland cement 20%
• Activation energy 20%
• Bone 18%
• Foams 18%
• Concrete construction 17%
• Macros 17%
• Rocks 16%
• Ships 15%
• Fatigue of materials 13%
• Geometry 11%
• Testing 9%

Physics & Astronomy

• cracks 88%
• scaling 80%
• life (durability) 78%
• histograms 27%
• sea ice 21%
• ship hulls 20%
• airframes 18%
• concrete structures 18%
• ceramics 17%
• safety factors 17%
• brittle materials 15%
• fiber composites 14%
• cements 14%
• random walk 13%
• normal density functions 13%
• microbalances 12%
• foams 12%
• bones 12%
• bundles 12%
• softening 12%
• rocks 12%
• inhomogeneity 10%
• exponents 9%
• engineering 9%
• activation energy 9%
• composite materials 7%
• geometry 7%
• fibers 7%
• curves 7%