Motivated by the successful implementation of the phase-field method (PFM) to simulate
complicated fracture patterns at moderate computational costs in solid materials, many …

This research work presents an experimental and numerical study of the coupled thermo-
hydro-mechanical (THM) processes that occur during soil freezing. With focusing on the …

The fusion welding process of metallic components, such as using gas tungsten arc welding
(GTAW), is often accompanied by detrimental deformations and residual stresses, which …

An unusual combination of ultralight weight and outstanding mechanical properties of
graphene aerogel made it popular for a wide range of applications in the fields of material …

Porous materials are typically heterogeneous and they contain large variations of micro-
/nano-pore structures, causing complicated behaviors. In continuum models, most …

A mode-adjustable phase-field model is proposed by introducing a weight parameter to
regulate the relative contribution of the volumetric and distortional crack driving energy …

Although modeling of fractures in solid materials has been within the focus of researchers for
decades, a generally applicable and reliable numerical description is still an open topic. The …

Porous amorphous silica (a-SiO 2) is of both fundamental and practical interests, as they
exhibit a large specific surface area and tunable porous network. However, the brittle nature …

Mechanical properties are very important when choosing a material for a specific
application. They help to determine the range of usefulness of a material, establish the …

Die Bruchmechanik zählt zu den aufstrebenden und vielversprechendsten Gebieten der
Ingenieurmechanik. In den letzten Jahrzehnten wurden zahlreiche theoretische …