A review of phase-field models, fundamentals and their applications to composite laminates

TQ Bui, X Hu - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2021 - Elsevier
Innovations of advanced materials have been at the core of most engineering technologies,
devices and systems. Composite laminates in particular have been extensively employed in …

Double-phase-field formulation for mixed-mode fracture in rocks

F Fei, J Choo - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cracking of rocks and rock-like materials exhibits a rich variety of patterns where tensile
(mode I) and shear (mode II) fractures are often interwoven. These mixed-mode fractures are …

Nature-inspired 3D printing-based double-graded aerospace negative Poisson's ratio metastructure: Design, fabrication, investigation, optimization

Y Nian, S Wan, M Avcar, X Wang, R Hong, R Yue… - Composite …, 2024 - Elsevier
The advanced metamaterials concept has been widely explored and utilized in many
industries, ranging from automotive applications to medicine, and has great potential in the …

[HTML][HTML] Atomistic to continuum simulations of fracture and damage evolutions in oxide glass and glass-ceramic materials: A critical review

S Urata, S Hirobe, K Oguni, S Li - Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids: X, 2022 - Elsevier
Fracture and damage ascribed to the intrinsic brittleness of amorphous oxide glasses are
crucial problems for the daily use of glass products. Because the latest developments in …

A multi phase-field-cohesive zone model for laminated composites: Application to delamination migration

PKAV Kumar, A Dean, J Reinoso, M Paggi - Composite structures, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Failure processes in Laminated Fiber-Reinforced Composites (LFRCs) entail the
development and progression of different physical mechanisms and, in particular, the …

Phase field modeling of fracture in Functionally Graded Materials: Γ-convergence and mechanical insight on the effect of grading

PKAV Kumar, A Dean, J Reinoso, P Lenarda… - Thin-Walled …, 2021 - Elsevier
A phase field (PF) approximation of fracture for functionally graded materials (FGM) using a
diffusive crack approach incorporating the characteristic length scale as a material …

Joining mechanism and damage of self-piercing riveted joints in carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites and aluminium alloy

Y Liu, W Zhuang, Y Luo, D **e, W Mu - Thin-Walled Structures, 2023 - Elsevier
The joining mechanism and damage of self-piercing riveted joints in carbon fibre reinforced
polymer (CFRP) composites and aluminium alloy were investigated. The damage …

On realizing specific failure initiation criteria in the phase field model

L Min, X Hu, W Yao, TQ Bui, P Zhang - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
In the phase field model (PFM), fracture timing and direction are determined automatically by
the stationary condition of the system's potential, it is normally considered an advantage …

[HTML][HTML] Failure through crack propagation in components with holes and notches: An experimental assessment of the phase field model

R Cavuoto, P Lenarda, D Misseroni, M Paggi… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fracture growth in a material is strongly influenced by the presence of inhomogeneities,
which deviate crack trajectories from rectilinearity and deeply affect failure. Increasing crack …

Critical comparison of phase-field, peridynamics, and crack band model M7 in light of gap test and classical fracture tests

ZP Bažant, HT Nguyen… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The recently conceived gap test and its simulation revealed that the fracture energy Gf (or
Kc, Jcr) of concrete, plastic-hardening metals, composites, and probably most materials can …