THE DEPENDENCE OF THE DEGREE OF NON-ADDITIVITY OF MECHANICALLY LOADED SYSTEMS ON THE LOADING RATE

Considering that the phenomenon of fracture is a manifestation of the series of non-linear processes, which characterize complex dynamical systems, it is reasonable to approach the specific phenomenon using advanced statistical tools rather than traditional Statistical Mechanics, taking into account that the response of such systems (at non-equilibrium stages) is not compatible to the thermodynamic principle of additivity.