Computational modeling of the initiation and propagation of complex fracture is central to the
discipline of engineering fracture mechanics. This review focuses on two promising …

Additive manufacturing (AM) has garnered increasing attention in academic and research
projects, based on its unique characteristics and favorable capabilities. Although three …

The significant increase in applications of additive manufacturing has led to various
investigations in this field. Three-dimensional (3D)-printed parts might be subjected to …

In this work, an adaptive phase-field method is proposed for modeling fracture of
hyperelastic materials at large deformations. The adaptive mesh refinement is facilitated by …

Understanding the mechanical behavior and failure of 3D printed components is vital for
their application. Recently, many experimental studies have demonstrated that the fracture …

Amongst the available methods to model fracture processes, the phase field approach has
proved to be efficient and has received extensive attention. However, the approach is …

Phase field models have been extensively studied in the analysis of ductile fracture.
However, few have been explored to simulate additively manufactured materials and …

The development of new high-tech products often requires the optimization of structural
components having layer-based arrangements. The primary focus of the present study is the …

Interfacial debonding affects the mechanical behaviors of composite structures. In the
present work, we developed a new phase-field-based cohesive zone model for modeling …

This work presents an adaptive phase-field method incorporated into a finite element
framework combined with variable-node elements to investigate the cohesive dynamic …