ISSN:
1573-2673
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract We consider by computational and analytic means the failure properties of hierarchically organized bundles of fibres with equal load sharing, a problem that may be treated exactly by renormalization methods. We show, independent of the specific failure properties of an individual fibre, that the threshold for failure of a fibre bundle obeys a universal scaling law with respect to the size of the bundle. Moreover, this scaling law is preserved for any hierarchical organization of fibre bundles.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00035165
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