Computational modeling of the initiation and propagation of complex fracture is central to the
discipline of engineering fracture mechanics. This review focuses on two promising …

Abstract Peridynamics (PD), a non-local generalization of classical continuum mechanics
(CCM) allowing for discontinuous displacement fields, provides an attractive framework for …

Peridigm is a meshfree peridynamics code written in C++ for use on large-scale parallel
computers. It was originally developed at Sandia National Laboratories and is currently …

To investigate the influence of the interaction between closed crack surfaces on crack
propagation, a nonlocal friction contact model is proposed for numerical simulation of wing …

We present novel techniques for simulating and visualizing ductile fracture with the Material
Point Method (MPM). We utilize traditional particle-based MPM [Stomakhin et al. 2013; …

Meshfree discretizations of state-based peridynamic models are attractive due to their ability
to naturally describe fracture of general materials. However, two factors conspire to prevent …

Although oxide glasses have many unique properties, their range of applications remains
limited by their brittleness. By mimicking the microstructure of composite materials, the …

Partition of unity methods (PUM) are of domain decomposition type and provide the
opportunity for multiscale and multiphysics numerical modeling. Here, we apply Peridynamic …

Individual particle breakage within rock-based granular medium profoundly influences the
overall macro-scale behavior of the assembly, with the strength being notably impacted by …

Partition of unity methods are of domain decomposition type and provide the opportunity for
multiscale and multiphysics numerical modeling. Different physical models can exist within a …