Lithium ion batteries are one of the most widespread energy storage systems, but they still
suffer some weak points, such as safety, limited energy density, and cycle life. The latter is …

A novel variational framework to model the fatigue behavior of brittle materials based on a
phase-field approach to fracture is presented. The standard regularized free energy …

This review discusses the feasibility of using microstructure-and defect-sensitive models to
predict the fatigue behavior of additively generated materials through a non-exclusive …

Shale oil, primarily existing in organic-rich shales from lacustrine basin, would amount to a
huge resource in China. Currently, this kind of resource is pervasively distributed in basins …

Reflective cracking is one of the main failure mode of pavement structures, resulting in
structure deterioration and reduced traffic safety. This study investigated the cracking …

Background and objective The fibula free flap (FFF) has been extensively used to repair
large segmental bone defects in the maxillofacial region. The reconstruction plate plays a …

A new framework based on the phase field method is developed to model the fatigue
fracture behavior of fiber-reinforced composite laminates. The growth path of matrix cracks …

In this paper, a chemo-mechanical coupling bond-based peridynamic model considering
stress-chemical corrosion (SCC) is first proposed to simulate chemical corrosion. The …

Corrosion and its synergistic interactions with mechanical loading are a major cause of
damage and failure of structural components. In this work, we present a recently developed …

The existing smoothed particle hydrodynamics (SPH) approaches for propagating fatigue
cracks involve either the deletion of the crack front particle or stopping all its interactions in …