2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/137757A numerical realization of an elastic beam lattice is used to obtain scaling exponents relevant to the extent of damage within the controlled, catastrophic and total regimes of mode-I brittle fracture. The relative fraction of damage at the onset of catastrophic rupture approaches a fixed value in the continuum limit. This enables disorder in a real material to be quantified through its relationship with random samples generated on the computer.4 pages and 6 figuresSoft Condensed Mattertext