Fracture & Damage Mechanics

A Dynamic Continuum Phase-Field Framework for Electro-Hydraulic Pulse-Power Fracturing
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A fully coupled hydro-mechanical phase-field framework for dynamic pulsed-power fracturing in fluid-saturated rocks
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Lattice-Beam Modeling of Mixed-Mode Fracture: Benchmarking 3-Point-Bending with Asymmetric Notch
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A robust interface finite element formulation for modeling brittle material failure problems
Failure of many brittle materials and structures can be modeled using interface-oriented finite elements combined with intrinsic …
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Fluid-driven transition from damage to fracture in anisotropic porous media: a multi-scale XFEM approach
In this paper, a numerical method is proposed to simulate multi-scale fracture propagation driven by fluid injection in transversely …
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XFEM to couple nonlocal micromechanics damage with discrete mode I cohesive fracture
A computational tool is developed to simulate the propagation of a discrete fracture within a continuum damage process zone. Microcrack …
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Anisotropic nonlocal damage model for materials with intrinsic transverse isotropy
This paper presents the theoretical formulation and numerical implementation of an anisotropic damage model for materials with …
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Micromechanics based discrete damage model with multiple non-smooth yield surfaces: Theoretical formulation, numerical implementation and engineering applications
The discrete damage model presented in this paper accounts for 42 non-interacting crack microplanes directions. At the scale of the …
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Nonlocal enrichment of a micromechanical damage model with tensile softening: Advantages and limitations
Upon crack propagation, brittle geomaterials such as concrete and rock exhibit a nonlinear stress/strain behavior, damage induced …
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Modeling of Tensile and Compressive Damage in Layered Sedimentary Rock: A Direction Dependent Non-Local Model
ABSTRACT: This paper presents the theoretical formulation and numerical implementation of an anisotropic damage model for materials …
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