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Mechanical properties, strength physics and plasticity

Nanosecond dynamics of destruction of an inhomogeneous solid (granite) induced by an impact on its surface

V. I. Vettegren, I. P. Shcherbakov, R. I. Mamalimov

Ioffe Institute, St. Petersburg

Abstract: Dynamics of microcrack formation and deformation of a granite-sample surface after a striker impact have been studied with a time resolution of 2 ns. The impact excites the sample’s natural vibrations that lead to formation of clusters of microcracks with linear dimensions of $\sim$2 to 10 $\mu$m in feldspar grains. The formation of microcracks, in turn, excites natural vibrations of the grains.

Received: 26.04.2016

 English version: Physics of the Solid State, 2016, 58:11, 2335–2338

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