Size effect in heterogeneous materials analyzed through a lattice discrete element method approach
Luís Eduardo Kosteski, Ignácio Iturrioz, Giuseppe Lacidogna, Alberto Carpinteri
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BrittlenessMonotonic functionHomogeneousDiscrete element methodMaterials scienceUltimate tensile strengthBrittle fractureLattice (music)Finite element methodRobustness (evolution)Structural engineeringConstitutive equationMeasure (data warehouse)Fracture (geology)MathematicsMechanicsComputer scienceMathematical analysisComposite materialEngineeringPhysicsBiochemistryAcousticsGeneCombinatoricsChemistryDatabaseRock Mechanics and ModelingNumerical methods in engineeringGeotechnical Engineering and Underground Structures