[HTML][HTML] On the solution of unstable fracture problems with non-linear cohesive laws

MV de Carvalho, IAR Lopes, FMA Pires - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2024 - Elsevier
Fracture mechanics models have well-known numerical challenges when implemented
within implicit quasi-static frameworks once the cumulative internal energy exceeds the …

An extended gradient damage model for anisotropic fracture

L Xue, Y Feng, X Ren - International Journal of Plasticity, 2024 - Elsevier
This paper combines energy decomposition and an extended gradient damage (EGD)
model to develop an anisotropic fracture framework with decoupling of tensile and shear …

[HTML][HTML] Multiscale contact homogenisation: A novel perspective through the method of multiscale virtual power

AMC Carneiro, FMA Pires, EA de Souza Neto - Computer Methods in …, 2024 - Elsevier
The interaction between deformable bodies and rigid foundations undergoing finite strains is
explored in this work with the Method of Multiscale Virtual Power, unlocking novel insights …