Reflective cracking is one of the main failure mode of pavement structures, resulting in
structure deterioration and reduced traffic safety. This study investigated the cracking …

The extended finite element (XFEM) has been applied to investigate fatigue crack growth in
engineering components containing different types of material irregularities. The standard …

Frictional contact behavior between two contacting solid bodies has been investigated by
employing the enriched element free Galerkin method (EFGM), which is a strong and …

This study investigates the crack growth path and the stress-strain field at the tip of the
growing crack within various locations of a dissimilar metal welded joint (DMWJ) …

This work aims at the modelling and simulating of the embedded and edge cracks in steel
alloys by employing extended finite element method. Unlike FEM where the crack growth …

Fatigue failure is referred to the slow deterioration process of structures that are subjected to
cyclic loading, including the structural elements of nuclear power plants, aircraft, railways …

Orthotropic steel decks (OSD's) are prone to fatigue cracking under cyclic loads, especially
for rib-to-deck welded connection and rib-to-crossbeam welded connection. To reveal …

In this paper, the Extended Finite Element Method has been employed to model and
simulate the frictional contact between elliptical inclusion and solid bodies. The penalty …

This paper presents the modeling of large elasto-plastic deformations in bi-material
engineering components by employing the conventional finite element method (FEM). The …

Asphalt overlays have been widely employed in airport runway maintenance in recent years
due to their ability to minimize traffic disruption. However, they continue to face the challenge …