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Theory of fracture initiation and propagation in viscoelastic media

Giuseppe Carbonea , Cosimo Mandriotab , Guido Violanob , Luciano Afferrante , Nicola Menga
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A variational framework based on the principle of virtual work predicts the delay time before cracks initiate in viscoelastic materials under arbitrary loads.

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The paper develops a theoretical model grounded in the Lagrange-d'Alembert principle of virtual work to calculate both the finite time a viscoelastic solid can hold a load before fracture begins and the subsequent crack growth. This addresses the common observation that these materials sustain high stresses for a period before failing, unlike purely elastic solids. The derivation produces a path-independent J-integral valid for time-varying loads in linear viscoelastic solids, which supports a generalized Griffith criterion for delayed initiation. The model requires no detailed stress mapping inside a small process zone and shows quantitative agreement with measured delay times when using independent DMA data for the material response.

Core claim

The central claim is that the Lagrange-d'Alembert principle of virtual work supplies a rigorous way to determine the viscoelastic delay time and ensuing crack evolution for arbitrary loading histories. It also yields the first path-independent J-integral formulation for linear viscoelastic solids under time-dependent loads, restoring a generalized Griffith energy criterion that predicts delayed fracture initiation without needing the precise stress distribution inside the process zone provided the zone remains small relative to crack length.

What carries the argument

The Lagrange-d'Alembert principle of virtual work applied to fracture, which enforces energy balance for initiation and propagation and produces a path-independent J-integral for viscoelastic solids under arbitrary loading.

If this is right

  • Delay time before initiation increases or decreases systematically with the magnitude of the remote applied load.
  • Crack growth begins at finite speed and rapidly reaches a load-dependent steady-state propagation regime.
  • The predicted delay times match experimental measurements quantitatively when material viscoelastic properties are taken from separate DMA tests.
  • Finite-element results confirm that shorter interaction ranges for adhesion forces produce outcomes consistent with the analytical predictions at fixed adhesion energy.

Where Pith is reading between the lines

These are editorial extensions of the paper, not claims the author makes directly.

  • The same variational setup could be used to forecast long-term reliability of viscoelastic parts such as elastomeric seals or tires held under constant tension.
  • The framework suggests a route to model cumulative damage and eventual delayed failure under repeated cyclic loads in polymers.
  • Direct tests that vary process-zone size relative to crack length would map the practical limits of the small-zone approximation.

Load-bearing premise

The process zone of intense deformation near the crack tip stays small compared to the crack length so that far-field quantities alone determine the energy release rate.

What would settle it

A measured crack initiation time that deviates from the predicted delay in an experiment where the process zone size is made comparable to the crack length, for example by using a softer material or much higher sustained load.

Figures

Figures reproduced from arXiv: 2605.13682 by Cosimo Mandriotab, Giuseppe Carbonea, Guido Violanob, Luciano Afferrante, Nicola Menga.

Figure 1
Figure 1. Figure 1: The schematic of the fracture problem: a thin viscoelastic sheet of height 2h and infinite horizontal length with a pre-existing semi-infinite crack is put under traction. The top right figure, shows a qualitative time-dependent tensile stress distribution at the clamped sheet boundary, with a far field stress value σ∞(t) = σ22(x1 → +∞, x2, t). The bottom figure shows the crack tip, with the red line repre… view at source ↗
Figure 2
Figure 2. Figure 2: The delay time in response to a step load. (a): the dimensionless delay time [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_2.png] view at source ↗
Figure 3
Figure 3. Figure 3: The dimensionless toughness T / (2∆γ) as function of the dimensionless stress intensity factor magnitude KI/ (2∆γE0) 1/2 , resulting from a step load. Results are provided for E∞/E0 = 100. The dashed line is the corresponding elastic case according to the Griffith’s fracture criterion for purely elastic materials. 9 [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p009_3.png] view at source ↗
Figure 4
Figure 4. Figure 4: Response to stress intensity factor ramping in time as [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p012_4.png] view at source ↗
Figure 5
Figure 5. Figure 5: Response to power law varying stress intensity factor [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p014_5.png] view at source ↗
Figure 6
Figure 6. Figure 6: The evolution of the dimensionless crack length [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p016_6.png] view at source ↗
Figure 7
Figure 7. Figure 7: Comparison between the present model and the Persson-Brener (PB) one: the dimensionless crack’s [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p017_7.png] view at source ↗
Figure 8
Figure 8. Figure 8: (a) Detail of FE model with mesh coarsening. The finite-range adhesion model: (a) the force vs [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p018_8.png] view at source ↗
Figure 9
Figure 9. Figure 9: Response to step function. (a) the dimensionless delay time [PITH_FULL_IMAGE:figures/full_fig_p019_9.png] view at source ↗
Figure 10
Figure 10. Figure 10: Experimental validation of delayed fracture initiation in PTFE. (a) Representative loading histo￾ries recorded during the tensile tests, from the initial stretching stage up to the complete separation of the specimen into two parts. (b) Double-logarithmic comparison between experimentally measured delay times and theoretical predictions as functions of the crosshead speed. The theoretical results were obt… view at source ↗
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Crack initiation and propagation are fundamental problems in materials science, often leading to catastrophic failure. While fracture in elastic solids occurs instantaneously above a critical load, viscoelastic materials may sustain high loads for a finite time before cracks start to propagate. This phenomenon, known as delayed fracture, has been widely observed experimentally but is still only partially understood theoretically. In this study, we present a rigorous framework based on the Lagrange--d'Alembert principle of virtual work (PVW) to predict both the viscoelastic delay time and the subsequent crack evolution under arbitrary loading histories. We derive how the delay time depends on the applied remote load and validate the theory through quantitative comparison with experiments, using directly measured delay times together with DMA-based viscoelastic characterization of the material. Very good agreement is obtained over a broad range of loading and delay times. Our results also show that crack propagation starts at finite speed and that load-dependent steady-state conditions are soon established. Finite element analyses further support the proposed framework and clarify the role of finite-ranged adhesion forces at fixed adhesion energy, showing that shorter interaction ranges yield results in quantitative agreement with theory. We also present, for the first time, a rigorous J-integral formulation valid for linear viscoelastic solids under arbitrary, time-varying loading histories. The result restores path independence and yields a generalized Griffith criterion that naturally predicts delayed fracture initiation in non-conservative materials. Remarkably, fracture initiation can be described without specifying the detailed stress distribution within the process zone, as long as it remains small relative to the crack length.

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Referee Report

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Summary. The manuscript develops a theoretical framework for fracture initiation and propagation in linear viscoelastic solids, starting from the Lagrange-d'Alembert principle of virtual work. It derives the viscoelastic delay time under arbitrary loading histories, shows that propagation begins at finite speed before reaching load-dependent steady state, and presents a new path-independent J-integral formulation that yields a generalized Griffith criterion capable of predicting delayed fracture. The theory is validated by direct comparison to measured delay times using independent DMA viscoelastic data and is further supported by finite-element analyses that examine the role of finite-ranged adhesion forces.

Significance. If the derivations hold, the work supplies a parameter-free, principle-based account of delayed fracture that has been only partially understood. The restoration of path independence for the J-integral under time-varying loads and the demonstration that initiation can be predicted from far-field quantities alone (under the small-process-zone limit) are notable advances. Quantitative experimental agreement over broad ranges of load and delay time, together with the FEA checks, strengthens the central claim.

major comments (1)
  1. [J-integral and generalized Griffith criterion section] The central claim that fracture initiation can be described without specifying the detailed stress distribution inside the process zone (provided the zone remains small relative to crack length) is load-bearing for the generalized Griffith criterion. The manuscript should supply an explicit estimate or scaling argument showing how the error term vanishes with the ratio of process-zone size to crack length, and should compare this bound directly against the FEA results that vary interaction range at fixed adhesion energy.
minor comments (2)
  1. [Validation against experiments] The abstract states that 'very good agreement is obtained' but does not report quantitative metrics (e.g., mean relative error or R²) for the delay-time predictions; these should be added to the validation section.
  2. Notation for the remote load history and the resulting delay time should be introduced once and used consistently in both the analytic expressions and the figure captions.

Simulated Author's Rebuttal

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We thank the referee for the careful reading, positive assessment, and recommendation for minor revision. We address the single major comment below and will revise the manuscript to incorporate the requested scaling analysis and direct comparison with the FEA results.

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  1. Referee: [J-integral and generalized Griffith criterion section] The central claim that fracture initiation can be described without specifying the detailed stress distribution inside the process zone (provided the zone remains small relative to crack length) is load-bearing for the generalized Griffith criterion. The manuscript should supply an explicit estimate or scaling argument showing how the error term vanishes with the ratio of process-zone size to crack length, and should compare this bound directly against the FEA results that vary interaction range at fixed adhesion energy.

    Authors: We agree that an explicit scaling argument strengthens the presentation of the generalized Griffith criterion. In the revised manuscript we will add a short asymptotic analysis in the J-integral section deriving that the error incurred by neglecting the detailed process-zone stress distribution vanishes as O(δ/a), where δ is the process-zone size and a the crack length; the derivation follows directly from the virtual-work principle and the decay of the viscoelastic kernel away from the tip. We will then overlay this predicted scaling on the existing FEA data by plotting the relative deviation from the theoretical delay-time prediction versus the normalized interaction range (which sets δ at fixed adhesion energy), confirming that the numerical results converge to the path-independent limit for small δ/a exactly as the bound requires. revision: yes

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Derivation from variational principles with independent experimental validation

full rationale

The framework is constructed from the Lagrange-d'Alembert principle of virtual work applied to viscoelastic fracture, yielding a path-independent J-integral and generalized Griffith criterion without reducing to fitted parameters or self-referential definitions. Delay-time predictions are validated against separate DMA-measured material properties and direct experimental delay times rather than internal fits. No load-bearing step collapses to a self-citation chain, ansatz smuggling, or renaming of known results; any prior-author citations serve only as background and do not substitute for the present derivation.

Axiom & Free-Parameter Ledger

0 free parameters · 2 axioms · 0 invented entities

The framework rests on standard assumptions of linear viscoelasticity and a small process zone; no new free parameters or invented physical entities are introduced in the abstract.

axioms (2)
  • domain assumption Linear viscoelastic constitutive behavior
    Invoked to derive the J-integral and delay-time expressions for the material response.
  • domain assumption Process zone remains small relative to crack length
    Allows fracture initiation to be described without resolving detailed stresses inside the process zone.

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