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dc.contributor.authorKeten, Sinan
dc.contributor.authorBuehler, Markus J
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-20T17:36:23Z
dc.date.available2010-09-20T17:36:23Z
dc.date.issued2010-05
dc.identifier.issn0034-6861
dc.identifier.issn1539-0756
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/58599
dc.description.abstractMaterials fail by recurring rupture and shearing of interatomic bonds at microscopic, molecular scales, leading to disintegration of matter at macroscale and a loss of function. In this Colloquium, the state-of-the-art of investigations on failure mechanisms in materials are reviewed, in particular focusing on atomistic origin of deformation and fracture and relationships between molecular mechanics and macroscale behavior. Simple examples of fracture phenomena are used to illustrate the significance and impact of material failure on our daily lives. Based on case studies, mechanisms of failure of a wide range of materials are discussed, ranging from tectonic plates to rupture of single molecules, and an explanation on how atomistic simulation can be used to complement experimental studies and theory to provide a novel viewpoint in the analysis of complex systems is provided. Biological protein materials are used to illustrate how extraordinary properties are achieved through the utilization of intricate structures where the interplay of weak and strong chemical bonds, size and confinement effects, and hierarchical features play a fundamental role. This leads to a discussion of how even the most robust biological material systems fail, leading to diseases that arise from structural and mechanical alterations at molecular, cellular, and tissue levels. New research directions in the field of materials failure and materials science are discussed and the impact of improving the current understanding of materials failure for applications in nanotechnology, biotechnology, medicine as well as the built environment.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Army Research Office (W911NF-06-1-0291)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation (U.S.) (CAREER Grant CMMI-0642545)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipNational Science Foundation (U.S.) (MRSEC DMR-0819762)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (FA9550-08-1-0321)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Office of Naval Research (N00014-08-1-00844)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipUnited States. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (HR0011-08-1-006)en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipEsther and Harold E. Edgerton Career Development Professorshipen_US
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dc.publisherAmerican Physical Societyen_US
dc.relation.isversionofhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1103/RevModPhys.82.1459en_US
dc.rightsArticle is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use.en_US
dc.sourceAPSen_US
dc.titleColloquium: Failure of molecules, bones, and the Earth itselfen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.citationBuehler, Markus J. and Sinan Keten. "Colloquium: Failure of molecules, bones, and the Earth itself." Reviews of Modern Physics 82.2 (2010): 1459-1487. © 2010 The American Physical Societyen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Scienceen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineeringen_US
dc.contributor.departmentMassachusetts Institute of Technology. Laboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanicsen_US
dc.contributor.approverBuehler, Markus J.
dc.contributor.mitauthorBuehler, Markus J.
dc.contributor.mitauthorKeten, Sinan
dc.relation.journalReviews of Modern Physicsen_US
dc.eprint.versionFinal published versionen_US
dc.type.urihttp://purl.org/eprint/type/JournalArticleen_US
eprint.statushttp://purl.org/eprint/status/PeerRevieweden_US
dspace.orderedauthorsBuehler, Markus J.en
dc.identifier.orcidhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-4173-9659
mit.licensePUBLISHER_POLICYen_US
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