Phase-field modeling of fracture
Fracture is one of the most commonly encountered failure modes of engineering materials
and structures. Prevention of cracking-induced failure is, therefore, a major concern in …
and structures. Prevention of cracking-induced failure is, therefore, a major concern in …
A comparative review of peridynamics and phase-field models for engineering fracture mechanics
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 …
discipline of engineering fracture mechanics. This review focuses on two promising …
A mixed-mode phase field fracture model in anisotropic rocks with consistent kinematics
Under a pure tensile loading, cracks in brittle, isotropic, and homogeneous materials often
propagate such that pure mode I kinematics are maintained at the crack tip. However …
propagate such that pure mode I kinematics are maintained at the crack tip. However …
Coupled phase-field and plasticity modeling of geological materials: From brittle fracture to ductile flow
The failure behavior of geological materials depends heavily on confining pressure and
strain rate. Under a relatively low confining pressure, these materials tend to fail by brittle …
strain rate. Under a relatively low confining pressure, these materials tend to fail by brittle …
Meta-modeling game for deriving theory-consistent, microstructure-based traction–separation laws via deep reinforcement learning
This paper presents a new meta-modeling framework that employs deep reinforcement
learning (DRL) to generate mechanical constitutive models for interfaces. The constitutive …
learning (DRL) to generate mechanical constitutive models for interfaces. The constitutive …
A phase field framework for capillary-induced fracture in unsaturated porous media: Drying-induced vs. hydraulic cracking
This manuscript introduces a unified mathematical framework to replicate both desiccation-
induced and hydraulic fracturing in low-permeable unsaturated porous materials observed …
induced and hydraulic fracturing in low-permeable unsaturated porous materials observed …
A global–local approach for hydraulic phase-field fracture in poroelastic media
In this work, phase-field modeling of hydraulic fractures in porous media is extended
towards a Global–Local approach. Therein, the failure behavior is solely analyzed in a …
towards a Global–Local approach. Therein, the failure behavior is solely analyzed in a …
FFT-based solver for higher-order and multi-phase-field fracture models applied to strongly anisotropic brittle materials
This paper presents the application of a fast Fourier transform (FFT) based method to solve
two phase field models designed to simulate crack growth of strongly anisotropic materials …
two phase field models designed to simulate crack growth of strongly anisotropic materials …
Cracking and damage from crystallization in pores: Coupled chemo-hydro-mechanics and phase-field modeling
Cracking and damage from crystallization of minerals in pores center on a wide range of
problems, from weathering and deterioration of structures to storage of CO 2 via in situ …
problems, from weathering and deterioration of structures to storage of CO 2 via in situ …
Multi‐phase‐field microporomechanics model for simulating ice‐lens growth in frozen soil
This article presents a multi‐phase‐field poromechanics model that simulates the growth
and thaw of ice lenses and the resultant frozen heave and thaw settlement in multi …
and thaw of ice lenses and the resultant frozen heave and thaw settlement in multi …