Abstract
A four-atomic unit cell corresponding to a close-packed layer of atoms is considered. It is shown that with occurrence of a shear the system prematurely loses stability. It is concluded that in Novozhilov-type integral criteria for brittle strength, it is reasonable to take into account shear strains.
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Lavrent’ev Institute of Hydrodynamics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk 630090. Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika i Tekhnicheskaya Fizika, Vol. 40, No. 4, pp. 208–213, July–August, 1999.
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Astapov, N.S., Kornev, V.M. Shear strain effects on the theoretical strength of an atomic lattice. J Appl Mech Tech Phys 40, 739–743 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02468452
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