This work presents an introduction to popular damage and fracture models along with the
major breakthroughs and the current state of the art. The theoretical and computational …

During the past two decades, researchers have shown interest in large-scale simulations to
analyze alloy solidification. Advances in in situ X-ray observations of the microstructural …

Manufacturing materials for high performance applications with tailored properties requires
a deep knowledge about the sintering process and especially the underlying microstructure …

Turbulent flows laden with large, deformable drops are ubiquitous in nature and in a wide
range of industrial processes. Prediction of the interactions between drops, which deform …

The modeling and simulation of microstructure evolution is usually subject to the multiphase-
field method. In this context, thermomechanical coupling is often neglected, even when non …

Porous membranes have been utilized intensively in a wide range of fields due to their
special characteristics and a rigorous characterization of their microstructures is crucial for …

An implementation of the crystal plasticity theory in the context of the multiphase-field
method provides a numerically efficient tracking of evolving grain boundaries, modeled as …

The role of grain boundaries (GBs) and especially the migration of GBs is of utmost
importance in regard of the overall mechanical behavior of polycrystals. By implementing a …

In inkjet printing technology, one important factor influencing the printing quality and
reliability of printed films is the interaction of the jetted ink with the substrate surface. This …

We present an efficient solver for the simulation of many-particle solid-state-sintering
processes. The microstructure evolution is described by a system of equations consisting of …