Fracture criteria play a very important role in predicting crack propagation behavior and life
evaluation of cracked bodies. In this paper, mixed mode I-II fracture criteria in the framework …

The majority of methods for predicting the direction of propagation of mixed mode cracks
have assumed that they branch to grow as mode I cracks. However, under some …

In rocks and rock-model materials, two types of cracks are observed: wing cracks, and
secondary cracks. Wing cracks are tensile cracks that initiate at the tips of pre-existing cracks …

Modelling of a crack propagating through a finite element mesh under mixed mode
conditions is of prime importance in fracture mechanics. Three different crack growth criteria …

Fatigue design assessment is a crucial step in the design process of ships and offshore
structures. To date, the stochastic approach is commonly used to calculate the total lifetime …

The modelling of a crack propagation through a finite element mesh is of prime importance
in fracture mechanics. We propose here a solution based on an advanced remeshing …

Fatigue cracking in homogeneous and in composite materials is studied using a
peridynamic model. We introduce a set of critical damage factors that improve stability and …

SUMMARY A method for two‐dimensional and three‐dimensional crack propagation that
combines the advantages of explicit and implicit crack descriptions is presented. An implicit …

This paper studies propagation criteria in three-dimensional fracture mechanics within the
extended finite element framework (XFEM). The crack in this paper is described by a hybrid …

The aim of this study was to investigate the fracture behaviour of fissural dental enamel
under simulated occlusal load in relation to various interacting factors including fissure …