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The velocity and instability of crack motion in 2D hexagonal lattice of graphene under pure opening loads

are investigated by atomistic molecular dynamics simulations. The brittle crack along zigzag direction

in a strip can propagate supersonically at even 8.82 km/s under uniform normal loading of edge

displacements. Crack moving straightly at low speeds produces atomically smooth edges, while kinking

occur beyond a critical speed around 8.20 km/s equivalent to 65% of Rayleigh-wave speed in graphene,

 Dear Colleagues:

Happy New Year!

 The 17th U. S. National Congress on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics that will be held June 15-20, 2014 at Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan. (http://www.usnctam2014.org/)

I read with interest an excellent discussion about Linear Algebra in Mechanics. I am attaching Chapter I: Tensor Preliminaries from my book Elastoplasticity Theory, which includes Hill's analysis of induced tensors mentioned in the discussion.

Dear all,

I was curious whether there are any
experimental information and / or results regarding the out of plane (anti-plane)
deformation of (very) thin films. For example an elastic thin film subjected to anti-plane loading on its surface. Any other suggestions regarding possible applications of anti-plane loading conditions in thin films would be appreciated. 

Thanks a lot,

Thanasis

Update on 9 April 2016.  At the bottom of this post, I attach a pdf file of my notes on scalar.

Notes on scalars now forms part of my notes on linear algebra.