Crack propagation in functionally graded materials containing micro cracks is investigated
using ordinary state-based Peridynamic theory. This study focuses on the dynamic fracture …

Fatigue crack propagation in rails is an important factor that increases the cost of railway
maintenance and threatens operating safety. Research into fatigue crack propagation rules …

Numerical simulations of rail wear during sliding contact pose significant challenges owing
to the complex coupling between thermomechanical contact loads, material properties, and …

In the past, the number of CPU cores/threads was usually less than 8/16; now, the maximum
number is 128/256. As a CPU-based parallel method, OpenMP has an increasing …

In this work, the hybrid peridynamic and classical continuum mechanical model based on
the element‐type numerical discretization is used to study the dynamic fracture problem of …

The development of thermomechanical coupled simulations for rolling contacts is
challenging when the adjacent material is temperature-dependent or when there are cracks …

Pore defects are prevalent in rail welding joints and significantly contribute to the
propagation of fatigue cracks. This study develops a peridynamic (PD) model that …

Nonlocal peridynamic (PD) theory is widely used in damage and thermomechanical
coupling simulations. This study applied ordinary state-based PD thermomechanics to …

Wheel idling is an extreme sliding contact scenario that accelerates rail failure. Using
temperature-dependent elastoplastic materials, a peridynamic (PD) model for wheel-rail …

With railways transitioning into the maintenance era, this study proposes a method to ensure
structural safety and control maintenance costs. We develop a Peridynamics (PD) fatigue …