Biomaterials such as protein or polysaccharide gels are known to behave qualitatively as
soft solids and to rupture under an external load. Combining optical and ultrasonic imaging …

We report on the interplay between creep and residual stresses in a carbopol microgel.
When a constant shear stress σ is applied below the yield stress σ y, the strain is shown to …

We present a detailed analytical and numerical study of the avalanche distributions of the
continuous damage fiber bundle model (CDFBM). Linearly elastic fibers undergo a series of …

Laboratory experiments on fracture yield ample evidence on the stick-slip or intermittent
character of the dynamics of failure. We discuss the experimental evidence about such …

A soft thermo-reversible protein gel was studied with respect to failure. Flow curves recorded
at constant shear-rates revealed a dynamic yield stress σy, seen as a stress plateau below …

We analyze the failure process of a two-component system with widely different fracture
strength in the framework of a fiber bundle model with localized load sharing. A fraction 0≤ …

Some models of the formation of acoustic emission signals by the destruction of composite
material by shear load were examined. We have formulated a mathematical description of …

We investigate the statistics of record breaking (RB) events in the time series of crackling
bursts in a fiber bundle model of the creep rupture of heterogeneous materials. In the model …

The deformation of brittle material is primarily accompanied by micro-cracking and faulting.
However, it has often been found that continuum fluid models, usually based on a non …

Stress rupture (sometimes called creep-rupture) is a time-dependent failure mode occurring
in unidirectional fiber composites under high tensile loads sustained over long times (eg …