Speed Dependence and Crack Addiction

Author: Rosakis, Ares J.

Published in: Engineering and Science, Volume 63, Number 2, 2000, pp. 30-38

Part of: Engineering and Science, Volume 63:2, 2000

Item Category: Feature Articles

Persistent URL: https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechES:63.2.

Abstract

It's not as bad as it sounds--Caltech fracture mechanicians are studying cracks, not smoking it, and they've found some surprising things.