Stochastic mechanical degradation of multi-cracked fiber bundles with elastic and viscous interactions Fabio Manca, Stefano Giordano, Pier Luca Palla and Fabrizio Cleri Eur. Phys. J. E, 38 5 (2015) 44 Published online: 25 May 2015 DOI: 10.1140/epje/i2015-15044-1