We address the simulation of dynamic crack propagation in brittle materials using a
regularized phase-field description, which can also be interpreted as a damage-gradient …

Soft solids are sticky. They attract each other and spontaneously form a large area of
contact. Their force of attraction is higher when separating than when forming contact, a …

We present the experimental and numerical studies of a two-dimensional sheared
amorphous material composed of bidisperse photoelastic disks. We analyze the statistics of …

A powerful semi-analytical method is developed to investigate the impact of tough inclusions
on crack paths and the resulting effective fracture properties. Using a perturbative approach …

This paper addresses the question of the homogenization of fracture properties for three-
dimensional disordered brittle solids. The effective toughness, identified as the minimum …

This paper addresses the fracture behaviour of bonded composite plates featuring a kissing
bond along the crack growth path. Double cantilever beam (DCB) experiments are carried …

We propose an asymptotic homogenization framework to simulate the fracture of
heterogeneous materials. This framework upscales the phase field model for microscale …

This paper continues the study of the effective adhesion of thin films on rigid substrates in
the presence of spatial heterogeneities started in **a et al.(2013). In this paper, we focus on …

When a crack interacts with material heterogeneities, its front distorts and adopts complex
tortuous configurations that are reminiscent of the energy barriers encountered during crack …

In this work, we explore the possibility of controlling toughening mechanisms in brittle
materials through microstructure design to enhance their resistance to crack growth. First, a …