Cracking elements: A self-propagating strong discontinuity embedded approach for quasi-brittle fracture

Y Zhang, X Zhuang - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 2018 - Elsevier
In this paper, we present a self-propagating Strong Discontinuity embedded Approach
(SDA) for quasi-brittle fracture. The method is based on the Statically Optimal Symmetric …

A peridynamics-based cohesive zone model (PD-CZM) for predicting cohesive crack propagation

D Yang, X He, X Liu, Y Deng, X Huang - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Since Dr. Silling proposed the peridynamics (PD) theory, PD has been successfully
utilized to predict brittle crack propagation problems, however, a precise PD model with the …

Physics-informed neural network frameworks for crack simulation based on minimized peridynamic potential energy

L Ning, Z Cai, H Dong, Y Liu, W Wang - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2023 - Elsevier
Physics-informed neural networks (PINNs), which are promising tools for solving nonlinear
equations in the absence of labeled data, have been successfully applied for continuum …

A new bond model in peridynamics theory for progressive failure in cohesive brittle materials

Y Tong, W Shen, J Shao, J Chen - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2020 - Elsevier
In this study, a new bond damage model is proposed in the framework of the bond-based
peridynamics theory to better describe the progressive failure process in cohesive brittle …

Cracking feature and mechanical behavior of shield tunnel lining simulated by a phase-field modeling method based on spectral decomposition

F Wang, H Huang, D Zhang, M Zhou - Tunnelling and Underground Space …, 2022 - Elsevier
Disturbed by the surrounding engineering construction, the shield tunnel lining may appear
mixed-mode cracks such as segment cracking and joint crushing, which seriously damage …

Experimental, theoretical and numerical studies on plain concrete fracture in the low-strain rate regime—A state-of-the-art review

HY Shin, C Lawrence, KR Kota… - Mechanics of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
A comprehensive overview of state-of-the-art experimental, theoretical and numerical
methods that aid understanding and predicting the quasi-brittle fracture behavior of plain …

An improved ordinary state-based peridynamic model for cohesive crack growth in quasi-brittle materials

D Yang, X He, S Yi, X Liu - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
Ordinary state-based peridynamics (OSBPD) is a well-established peridynamic (PD) model,
but its applications are restricted in brittle fracture because the failure models proposed in …

Numerical study of the influence of loading rate on fracture mechanism in elastoplastic rock-like materials with a modified phase-field model

SF Liu, W Wang, YJ Cao, HF Li, JF Shao - International Journal of Rock …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Ordinary state-based peridynamic plastic model with Drucker-Prager criterion considering geometric nonlinearity

T Zhang, XP Zhou - Applied Mathematical Modelling, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, an ordinary state-based peridynamic (OSB-PD) plastic model is proposed to
simulate the large deformation of geomaterials. The PD dilatation, which is equivalent to the …

Physically consistent nonlocal macro–meso-scale damage model for quasi-brittle materials: A unified multiscale perspective

Y Ren, G Lu, J Chen - International Journal of Solids and Structures, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite great efforts in capturing the damage evolution law in multiscale approaches in
damage mechanics, much less attention has been paid to the conversion from geometric …