We present a novel physics-informed neural networks (PINNs) framework for modeling
interface problems, termed Interface PINNs (I-PINNs). I-PINNs uses different neural networks …

We introduce a phase‐field method for continuous modeling of cracks with frictional
contacts. Compared with standard discrete methods for frictional contacts, the phase‐field …

An adaptive phase-field method is developed and applied to model fracture propagation in
orthotropic composites. The proposed approach extends the work of Muixí et al.(2020) to …

In design optimization of structures, design domains are often described by multiple non-
uniform rational B-spline (NURBS) patches. To perform multi-material topological design in …

We present a barrier method for treating frictional contact on interfaces embedded in finite
elements. The barrier treatment has several attractive features, including:(i) it does not …

We study fracture propagation in bi-layered materials using an adaptive phase-field method.
The method combines a phase-field representation of fracture with spatial adaptivity to …

The extended finite element method (X‐FEM) has proven to be an accurate, robust method
for solving embedded interface problems. With a few exceptions, the X‐FEM has mostly …

Generating quality body-fitting meshes for complex composite microstructures is a non-trivial
task. In particular, micro-CT images of composites can contain numerous irregularly-shaped …

Simulation of fracture contact mechanics in deformable fractured media is of paramount
important in computational mechanics. Previous studies have revealed that compressive …

The efficient simulation of fault and fracture mechanics is a key issue in several applications
and is attracting a growing interest by the scientific community. Using a formulation based on …