Fracture is one of the most commonly encountered failure modes of engineering materials
and structures. Prevention of cracking-induced failure is, therefore, a major concern in …

An overview of the extended/generalized finite element method (GEFM/XFEM) with
emphasis on methodological issues is presented. This method enables the accurate …

Being able to model complex nucleation, propagation, branching and merging of cracks in
solids within a unified framework, the classical phase-field models for brittle fracture fail in …

Being one of the most promising candidates for the modeling of localized failure in solids, so
far the phase-field method has been applied only to brittle fracture with very few exceptions …

Being able to seamlessly deal with complex crack patterns like branching, merging and
even fragmentation, phase-field models (PFMs) are promising in the computational …

The extended and generalized finite element methods are reviewed with an emphasis on
their applications to problems in material science:(1) fracture,(2) dislocations,(3) grain …

Despite the popularity in modeling complex and arbitrary crack configurations in solids,
phase-field damage models suffer from burdensome computational cost. This issue arises …

This paper presents a comprehensive review of the application of molecular dynamics
simulation in concrete research. The study addresses the background and significance of …

Methodology for analysis of meso-structure effects on longer-scale mechanical response of
concrete is developed. Efficient algorithms for particle generation and packing are proposed …

Aiming to bridge the gap between damage and fracture mechanics for modeling localized
failure in solids, this paper addresses a novel geometrically regularized gradient-damage …