Coupled microplane and micromechanics model for describing the damage and plasticity evolution of quasi-brittle material
Quasi-brittle materials exhibit significant heterogeneity due to their complex mesoscopic
components and microdefects, and their macroscopic mechanical behavior depends …
components and microdefects, and their macroscopic mechanical behavior depends …
A novel elastic–plastic damage model for rock materials considering micro-structural degradation due to cyclic fatigue
In this work, a novel constitutive model is developed to describe the mechanical behavior of
rock like materials subjected to cyclic loading. The fatigue damage is physically related to …
rock like materials subjected to cyclic loading. The fatigue damage is physically related to …
Numerical study of the influence of loading rate on fracture mechanism in elastoplastic rock-like materials with a modified phase-field model
The failure mode in rock engineering structures is closely related to the loading mode and
loading rate, because of the inertial effects under a wide range of geological conditions. In …
loading rate, because of the inertial effects under a wide range of geological conditions. In …
Phase-field viscoelastic fracture modeling of polymer composites using strain tensor spectral decomposition
H Yuan, X Guan - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The mechanical behaviors of polymer composites exhibit strong time-dependent
nonlinearities, and the tensile and compressive strengths can be vastly different. Such a …
nonlinearities, and the tensile and compressive strengths can be vastly different. Such a …
A hybrid phase-field method for modeling mixed-mode fractures in elastoplastic rock-like materials
The phase-field method has been proven to be a powerful tool for predicting complex crack
patterns and widely utilized in many fields. To effectively characterize and depict the …
patterns and widely utilized in many fields. To effectively characterize and depict the …
Micromechanics-based variational phase-field modeling of fatigue fracture
M Sarem, NE Deresse, E Verstrynge… - Journal of the Mechanics …, 2025 - Elsevier
In this paper, we extend the micromechanics-based phase-field model to simulate fatigue
failure. The coupling of a micromechanics-based framework with the phase-field approach …
failure. The coupling of a micromechanics-based framework with the phase-field approach …
A modified phase-field model simulating multiple cracks propagation of fissured rocks under compressive or compressive-shear conditions
Abstract The Phase-Field Method (PFM) is a highly effective tool for predicting crack
propagation in solid materials. In this study, we propose a modified phase-field model …
propagation in solid materials. In this study, we propose a modified phase-field model …
A phase-field length scale insensitive mode-dependent fracture model for brittle failure
This article presents a consistent phase-field length scale insensitive mode-dependent
fracture model for brittle failure by proposing mode-factor dependent degradation functions …
fracture model for brittle failure by proposing mode-factor dependent degradation functions …
[HTML][HTML] Multiscale modeling of diffuse damage and localized cracking in quasi-brittle materials under compression with a quadratic friction law
The diffuse damage and localized cracking of quasi-brittle materials (ie, rocks and
concretes) under compression can be delineated by a matrix-microcrack system, wherein a …
concretes) under compression can be delineated by a matrix-microcrack system, wherein a …
A binary-medium-based constitutive model for rocks under cyclic loading
Z Cai, E Liu, D Yu, B Xiang, Y He, Y Chen - Computers and Geotechnics, 2024 - Elsevier
The present study extends the existing three-scale constitutive model to investigate the
mechanical response of mudstone under cyclic loading conditions. The research framework …
mechanical response of mudstone under cyclic loading conditions. The research framework …