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 …

Thermal fracture is prevalent in many engineering problems and is one of the most
devastating defects in metal additive manufacturing. Due to the interactive underlying …

Despite the popularity of phase-field models for fracture in purely mechanical problems, their
application to the modeling of fracture in multi-physics problems is much less reported. This …

This paper proposes a variable timestep-strategy that can speed up the peridynamic
modeling of thermomechanical cracking in both homogeneous and heterogeneous …

Owing to the random nature of heterogeneity, damage and fracture behavior of quasi-brittle
materials exhibits a considerable degree of uncertainty. Computational modeling of …

Efficient and accurate fracture modeling is of great importance in applications where
catastrophic outcomes under extreme scenarios are possible. The phase-field (PF) …

As a diffused fracture theory, phase-field models can seamlessly simulate complex crack
patterns such as extending, branching, and merging. Despite the success of phase-field …

Mixed-mode cracking is widely encountered in rock-like geomaterials under compression-
controlled loadings. Some pending issues still need to be addressed. This work focuses on …

To accurately address the thermally induced dynamic and steady-state crack propagation
problems for homogeneous and heterogeneous materials involving crack branching …

Phase-field models (PFMs) have proven to accurately predict complex crack patterns like
crack branching, merging, and crack fragmentation, but they are computationally costly …