Because structures made of FG material often operate in high temperature environments, it
is critical to understand the mechanical behavior of these structures while taking …

In this paper, the variational phase field model is adopted to analyze thermal buckling
behavior of cracked functionally graded material (FGM) plates. Unlike existing works, the …

Progressive damage and failure in composites are generally complex and involve multiple
interacting failure modes. Depending on factors such as lay-up sequence, loading and …

This paper presents a novel approach based on the coupled finite element (FE) and element
free Galerkin (EFG) method to model fatigue crack growth in 2-D specimens containing …

This paper introduces a new formulation of topology optimization for robust design including
local failure and load uncertainty. In contrast to most studies, the focus has been on …

Modelling fatigue crack growth under variable amplitude cyclic loading (VACL) remains
challenging in engineering due to multiple damage/failure mechanisms and the difficulties in …

This paper presents an approach to the automatic enrichment of finite elements in the
vicinity of a stress singularity. The enrichment consists of semi-analytical singular modes …

Delamination migration is a common failure mode for composite laminates and the
modelling technique remains challenging. For a complete progressive failure modelling …

Symplectic analytical singular element (SASE) is a special crack-tip element in the
framework of finite element method (FEM) for modelling cracks. A group of SASEs, which …

Cracks often exist in composite structures, especially at the interface of two different
materials. These cracks can significantly affect the load bearing capacity of the structure and …