title: Are scaling laws on strength of solids related to mechanics or to geometry?
abstract: One of the largest controversial issues of the materials science community is the interpretation of scaling laws on material strength. In spite of the prevailing view, which considers mechanics as the real cause of such effects, here, we propose a different argument, purely based on geometry. Thus, as happened for relativity, geometry could again hold an unexpected and fundamental role.
authors.affiliation: Politecnico di Torino, Department of Structural Engineering and Geotechnics, Corso Duca degli Abruzzi 24, 10129 Torino, Italy. alberto.carpinteri@polito.it
authors.forename: Alberto
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carpinteri
authors.forename: Nicola
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pugno
mesh_terms: D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000592:standards; D019245:Compressive Strength; D004548:Elasticity; D008422:Materials Testing / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019563:Mechanics; D008956:Models, Chemical; D010316:Particle Size; D013314:Stress, Mechanical; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship; D013718:Tensile Strength
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials