Crack opening calculation in phase-field modeling of fluid-filled fracture: A robust and efficient strain-based method

F Fei, J Choo - Computers and Geotechnics, 2025 - Elsevier
The phase-field method has become popular for the numerical modeling of fluid-filled
fractures, thanks to its ability to represent complex fracture geometry without algorithms …

Phase‐field modelling of cohesive interface failure

R de Borst, L Chen - International Journal for Numerical …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
A cohesive interface model is proposed in the framework of the phase‐field approach. The
discrete interface is transformed into a smeared interface by a regularisation strategy …

[HTML][HTML] A Discontinuity-Enriched Finite Element Method (DE-FEM) for modeling quasi-static fracture growth in brittle solids

J Zhang, Y Yan, CA Duarte, AM Aragón - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2025 - Elsevier
Enriched finite element methods (e-FEMs) have become a popular choice for modeling
problems containing material discontinuities (eg, multi-phase materials and fracture). The …

Determination of the plastic J integral of ductile material using the XFEM with only Heaviside function and variable-node elements

H Deng, B Yan, L Chen, K Wu, H Yang - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
In this paper, the extended finite element method (XFEM) with only Heaviside function is
proposed for the elastic–plastic fracture mechanics (EPFM) modeling. The proposed method …

[HTML][HTML] A comparison of approaches to compute the crack opening/sliding within the phase-field method

L Chen, B Li, G Cui, R de Borst - Theoretical and Applied Fracture …, 2025 - Elsevier
The phase-field method has been used widely in the analysis of fracture due to its easy
description of cracks, which obviates the introduction of geometric discontinuities in the …

[HTML][HTML] Elasto-plastic phase-field analysis of thermal induced-cracking and its application towards metal additive manufacturing

R Darabi, E Azinpour, A Reis, JC de Sa - European Journal of Mechanics-A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Metal Additive Manufacturing (MAM) technology has evolved significantly,
transitioning from its initial role in rapid prototy** to becoming a pivotal component in …

[HTML][HTML] Integral form of mixed-mode crack opening in the phase field method

L Chen, B Li, R de Borst - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
Phase-field modelling of cracks has gained popularity in the fracturing analysis recently.
Originally developed for brittle fracture, the method has now been extended to cohesive …

A radial integration displacement discontinuity method with discontinuous isoparametric elements for 3D fracture simulations

K Li, F Wang - Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 2024 - Springer
To improve the accuracy of displacement discontinuity method and enhance its adaptivity, a
general-purpose 3D displacement discontinuity method with both linear and quadratic …