A critical overview of past research on the interaction integral (I-integral) method is
presented. The I-integral is the two-state mutual energy release rate decided by a …

The displacement discontinuity method (DDM) developed by Crouch (Int J Numer Methods
Eng 10: 301–343, 1976) is a popular form of the boundary element method and is widely …

Successful creations of multiple hydraulic fractures in horizontal wells are critical for
economic development of unconventional reservoirs. The recent advances in diagnostic …

A novel local mesh refinement approach for fracture analysis of three-dimensional (3-D)
linear elastic solids is developed, considering both 3-D straight and curved planar cracks …

A novel extended finite element method (XFEM)-artificial neural network (ANN) approach is
proposed to predict the performance of aluminium panels repaired single-sided with a …

The stress-based failure criterion is implemented into the non-ordinary state-based
peridynamic model. The non-ordinary state-based peridynamic model is developed to …

The aim of the present study is to help understand hydraulic fracture propagation in shale
formations through numerical simulations. The hydraulic fracture propagation regime in …

This paper describes an adaptive numerical framework for modeling arbitrary inclusions and
holes in three-dimensional (3-D) solids based on a rigorous combination of local enriched …

Multiple cracks subsist in functionally graded materials (FGMs) components. These cracks
interact with each other and induce fracture phenomenon. The thermo-mechanical loading …

Burst pressure of pipelines with longitudinal cracks located at the centre of rectangular dents
varies with defect size and recent reports indicate that it could be very high for shallow …