A comparative review of XFEM, mixed FEM and phase-field models for quasi-brittle cracking

M Cervera, GB Barbat, M Chiumenti, JY Wu - Archives of Computational …, 2022 - Springer
In this work, a critical comparison between three different numerical approaches for the
computational modelling of quasi-brittle structural failure is presented. Among the many …

Three-dimensional phase-field modeling of mode I+ II/III failure in solids

JY Wu, Y Huang, H Zhou, VP Nguyen - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2021 - Elsevier
One major merit of phase-field models for fracture is that cracks nucleation, propagation,
branching, merging, coalescence and even fragmentation, etc., can be accounted for …

固体结构损伤破坏统一相场理论, 算法和应用

吴建营 - 力学学报, 2021 - lxxb.cstam.org.cn
固体开裂引起的损伤和断裂是工程材料和结构最为普遍的破坏形式. 为了防止这种破坏,
结构设计首先必须了解裂缝在固体内如何萌生, 扩展, 分叉, 汇聚甚至破碎; 更重要的是 …

An efficient adaptive length scale insensitive phase-field model for three-dimensional fracture of solids using trilinear multi-node elements

Q Yue, Q Wang, W Zhou, T Rabczuk, X Zhuang… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

3D concurrent multiscale model for crack propagation in concrete

EA Rodrigues, OL Manzoli, LAG Bitencourt Jr - Computer Methods in …, 2020 - Elsevier
A new approach for concurrent multiscale modeling of three-dimensional crack propagation
in concrete is proposed. A macroscopic model with homogenized elastic parameters is …

Adaptive consistent element-free Galerkin method for phase-field model of brittle fracture

Y Shao, Q Duan, S Qiu - Computational Mechanics, 2019 - Springer
Efficient implementation of the element-free Galerkin (EFG) method for a phase-field model
of linear elastic fracture mechanics is presented, in which the convenience of the meshfree …

3D concrete fracture simulations using an explicit phase field model

L Hai, H Zhang, P Wriggers, Y Huang, X Zhuang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Phase field models can effectively capture complicated crack evolution characteristics such
as propagation, bifurcating, intersecting and merging. However, the simulation of three …

Strongly coupled XFEM formulation for non-planar three-dimensional simulation of hydraulic fracturing with emphasis on concrete dams

SN Roth, P Léger, A Soulaïmani - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics …, 2020 - Elsevier
This paper presents a novel and robust three-dimensional plain concrete cracking model
applicable to the study of structural stability of large structures, such as dams, while …

A phase-field model for ductile fracture with shear bands: A parallel implementation

C Samaniego, J Ulloa, P Rodríguez… - International Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Modeling complex material failure with competing mechanisms is a difficult task that often
leads to mathematical and numerical challenges. This work contributes to the study of …

Structural size effect: Experimental, theoretical and accurate computational assessment

GB Barbat, M Cervera, M Chiumenti, E Espinoza - Engineering Structures, 2020 - Elsevier
In this paper, experimental evidence, theoretical predictions and the finite element modelling
of the structural size effect in cracking problems of quasi-brittle materials are discussed and …