3 papers
cond-mat.soft2017
Concurrent factors determine toughening in the hydraulic fracture of poroelastic composites
Alessandro Lucantonio, Giovanni Noselli
Brittle materials fail catastrophically. In consequence of their limited flaw-tolerance, failure occurs by localized fracture and is typically a dynamic process. Recently, experime…
cond-mat.soft2016
Large-strain poroelastic plate theory for polymer gels with applications to swelling-induced morphing of composite plates
Alessandro Lucantonio, Giuseppe Tomassetti, Antonio DeSimone
We derive a large-strain plate model that allows to describe transient, coupled processes involving elasticity and solvent migration, by performing a dimensional reduction of a thr…
cond-mat.soft2016
Poroelastic toughening in polymer gels: A theoretical and numerical study
Giovanni Noselli, Alessandro Lucantonio, Robert M. McMeeking +1
We explore the Mode I fracture toughness of a polymer gel containing a semi-infinite, growing crack. First, an expression is derived for the energy release rate within the lineariz…