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 …

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 …

We investigate the potential of quasi-Newton methods in facilitating convergence of
monolithic solution schemes for phase field fracture modelling. Several paradigmatic …

For multi-layered composite plates made up of different types of material components, each
layer commonly has a different reinforcement angle (angle-ply). In the working process …

The phase field paradigm, in combination with a suitable variational structure, has opened a
path for using Griffith's energy balance to predict the fracture of solids. These so-called …

We present a gradient-based theoretical framework for predicting hydrogen assisted fracture
in elastic-plastic solids. The novelty of the model lies in the combination of:(i) stress-assisted …

The phase field fracture method is attracting significant interest. Phase field approaches
have enabled predicting-on arbitrary geometries and dimensions-complex fracture …

We present a new phase field framework for modelling fracture and fatigue in Shape
Memory Alloys (SMAs). The constitutive model captures the superelastic behaviour of SMAs …

Phase-field method, as a powerful and popular approach to predict the mesoscale
microstructure evolution in various materials science, provides a bridge from atomic-scale …

We present a simple and robust implementation of the phase field fracture method in
Abaqus. Unlike previous works, only a user material (UMAT) subroutine is used. This is …