In 2D triangular spring networks, the apparent fracture energy scales with the square root of missing-bond fraction because local energy fluctuations add like a random walk and arrest cracks.
Lawn,Fracture of Brittle Solids, 2nd ed., Cambridge Solid State Science Series (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1993)
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The fracture resistance of elastic networks increases with the density of defects like a random walk
In 2D triangular spring networks, the apparent fracture energy scales with the square root of missing-bond fraction because local energy fluctuations add like a random walk and arrest cracks.