In this work, a critical comparison between three different numerical approaches for the
computational modelling of quasi-brittle structural failure is presented. Among the many …

The smoothed finite element methods (S-FEM) are a family of methods formulated through
carefully designed combinations of the standard FEM and some of the techniques from the …

This work studies the size-dependent stability analysis of restrained nanobeam with
functionally graded material via nonlocal Euler–Bernoulli beam theory using the Fourier …

An extended isogeometric element formulation (XIGA) for analysis of through-the-thickness
cracks in thin shell structures is developed. The discretization is based on Non-Uniform …

An automatic crack propagation modelling technique using polygon elements is presented.
A simple algorithm to generate a polygon mesh from a Delaunay triangulated mesh is …

We propose an alternative, simpler algorithm for FEM-based computational fracture in brittle,
quasi-brittle and ductile materials based on edge rotations. Rotation axes are the crack front …

This paper presents a singular edge-based smoothed finite element method (sES-FEM) for
mechanics problems with singular stress fields of arbitrary order. The sES-FEM uses a basic …

This paper presents a simple and effective formulation based on Isogeometric Analysis (IGA)
and Higher-order Shear Deformation Theory (HSDT) to investigate static, free vibration and …

The computational modeling of fractures in solids using damage mechanics faces challenge
when dealing with complex crack topologies. One effective approach to address this …

Material behavior and microstructure geometries at small scales strongly influence the
physical behavior at higher scales. For example, defects like cracks and dislocations evolve …