This important textbook provides an introduction to the concepts of the newly developed
extended finite element method (XFEM) for fracture analysis of structures, as well as for …

Bei der Entwicklung und Auslegung technischer Konstruktion, Bauteile und Anlagen spielen
die Bewertung und Vermeidung von Bruch-und Schadigungsprozessen eine wesentliche …

The extended finite element method (XFEM) is further improved for fracture analysis of
composite laminates containing interlaminar delaminations. New set of bimaterial …

In this paper, interfacial excess energy and interfacial excess stress for coherent interfaces
in an elastic solid are reformulated within the framework of continuum mechanics. It is shown …

The problem of two elastic half-planes joined along the common part of their boundary by a
cracked weak interface is considered. The central part of the joint is detached, while in the …

In this study, we first demonstrate that the J-integral in classical linear elasticity becomes
path-dependent when the solid is subjected to combined electrical, chemical and …

This paper presents a successful implementation of the virtual crack closure integral method
to calculate the stress intensity factors of an interfacial crack. The present method would …

The equilibrium of coherent and incoherent mismatched interfaces is reformulated in the
context of continuum mechanics based on the Gibbs dividing surface concept. Two surface …

An advanced boundary element method (BEM) with thin-body capabilities was developed
recently for the study of interphases in fiber-reinforced composite materials (YJ Liu, N. Xu …

By using the Noether's first theorem, this paper constructed two types of path-independent
integrals in equilibrium electro-chemo-elasticity and proved their uniqueness. These path …