Rigorous characterization of fracture evolution in quasi-brittle materials–such as concrete–
requires computationally intensive and, mostly, complex approaches. However, the …

A comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art experimental, theoretical and numerical
methods that aid understanding and predicting the quasi-brittle fracture behavior of plain …

Aimed to study the characteristics of corrosion-induced cracks in concrete contained
transverse cracks, an improved CDM-XFEM is proposed to calculate the process of …

Mode II fracture testing of quasi-brittle materials is a challenging task as mode I fracture and
tensile microcracking are normally involved in this situation. In this study, a double edge …

Lately, several machine learning (ML) techniques are emerging as alternative and efficient
ways to predict how component properties influence the properties of the final mixture. In the …

The finite element (FE) analyses based on linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) for the
crack propagation and failure of the grout layer in the wind turbine foundation with pre …

Ensuring that metal materials do not fail during the forming process is a concern; forming is a
complex process with development of a large amount of macroscopic and mesoscopic …

This paper presents a global–local strategy with the generalized finite element framework to
simulate structural failure through nonlinear continuum damage models. The global problem …

In this work, a thermodynamically consistent three-dimensional (3D) small strain-based
theory to describe the deformation and fracture in quasi-brittle and brittle elastic solids is …

This paper is devoted to numerical investigation of quasi-brittle fracture under thermal-
elastic loading condition using a novel thermal-mechanical local damage model associated …