Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Article	Citations
Stiffness/constraint effects in analytical flaw assessment. A technical note	141
Crowbar Loading-A New Test Technique to Characterize Interfacial Delamination	136
A comparative study of nil-SIF-based and initial fracture toughness-based criteria for prediction of mode-I crack propagation in concrete at low temperatures	133
Local creep damage effects on subsequent low temperature fatigue crack growth behaviour of thick-walled pressure vessels	130
Fatigue crack growth behavior of 42CrMo high-strength steel with tempered sorbite/bainite microstructures: Roles of grain and constituent in microstructures	114
LCF behavior of 2024AA under uni- and biaxial loading taking into account creep pre-deformation	109
Effect of loading waveform on the blasting crack propagation mechanism in single-hole and dual-hole blasting	105
Strength, energy consumption, particle size distribution and fracture toughness in rock fragmentation under dynamic loading	100
Singularity analysis of linear hardening V-notch by asymptotic expansion coupled BEM	87
Use of modified Madou–Leblond model to predict crack initiation in low alloy steel specimens with different stress states	84
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	83
A validated approach for probabilistic structural integrity design code implementation	81
Accurate measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials by introducing transition layers into test samples	80
Modified Williams’ crack tip solution including crack face pressure	76
A dual-horizon peridynamic model for Reissner–Mindlin plates with arbitrary horizon sizes and shapes	67
Multiple edge cracks in a coated semi-infinite medium due to non-Fourier thermal shock	67
Effect of complex stress states on creep rupture life of nickel-based superalloys: Mechanisms and modeling	66
Fracturing characteristics of unconfined rock plate subjected to point-plate loading	65
Experimentally validated macro-mesoscopic simulation study on the fatigue short crack initiation and propagation in polycrystalline structure utilizing CP-XFEM	64
Molecular investigation on temperature-dependent mechanical properties of PMMA/CNT nanocomposite	61
Atomistic insights into the debonding of Epoxy–Concrete interface with water presence	61
An experimental fracture mechanics study of the combined effect of hydrogen embrittlement and loss of constraint	60
Finite element analyses of rail head cracks: Predicting direction and rate of rolling contact fatigue crack growth	60
Quantifying 3D crack propagation in nodular graphite cast iron using advanced digital volume correlation and X-ray computed tomography	59
Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture height layer-through propagation based on three-dimensional lattice method	58

A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	57
Comprehensive investigation of rock fracture behaviour in clay-rich rocks under the effect of temperature: Experimental study under three loading modes (I, I/II, II)	56
Stress, Strain, or Energy? which one is superior predictor of fatigue life in notched Components? a novel Machine Learning-Based framework	55
A physics-enhanced deep learning approach for prediction of stress intensity factors in bimaterial interface cracks	54
Improvement of low-cycle fatigue properties in electron beam powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser shock peening	54
Prefabricated crack propagation in translucent alumina ceramic sheets during flame thermal shock	54
Fracture mechanics of sustainable ultra high performance repair mortar with flexible joints	53
Boussinesq indentation of a cracked half space: a theoretical modelling of impact induced compressive fracture	52
Unconservatism of ANSI AIAA S081B for damage tolerance life analysis of COPVs	52
Energy release rate in bimaterial specimens tested in pure modes I and II	51
Augmenting the fracture toughness and structural health monitoring capabilities in Kevlar/epoxy composites using carbon nanotubes	50
Development and verification of interfacial fracture energy simulation methodology for porous stacked thin films	49
Propagation regimes, transition times, and approximate universality in 2D hydraulic fracture propagation with fluid lag	49
Analysis of mechanical properties and behaviors in HTS Roebel cable strand under tensile load	48
An enhanced lattice beam element model for the numerical simulation of rate-dependent self-healing in cementitious materials	48
Controllable peeling of an elastic strip on a viscoelastic substrate	48
An extended average strain energy density criterion for predicting crack propagation of mixed mode I-II fracture in concrete	48
Large deformation and crack propagation analyses of hydrogel by peridynamics	47
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	47
Adaptive isogeometric analysis–based phase-field modeling of brittle electromechanical fracture in piezoceramics	47
Fracture mechanical properties and interfacial characteristics of engineered cementitious composites containing coarse aggregate	46
Fatigue integrity analysis of a howitzer cannon by using a fracture mechanics approach	45
Modeling multiple crack propagation in the material point method by J-integral methods accounting for other cracks intersecting the J contour	45
Near-threshold fatigue crack propagation in a Ni-based single crystal superalloy affected by crystallographic anisotropy	45
Fracture failure analysis of plastic fiber based on thermodynamic strength theory and experiment	44
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	44
Quantitative analysis of the effect of acidification on in-situ residual fracture openings in laboratory fracturing simulation tests	43
An investigation into the influence of variable amplitude creep-fatigue loading on plasticity-induced crack closure	43
Quantifying effect of overload-induced residual stress behind crack tip on fatigue crack growth	43
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	43
A stress-based poro-damage phase field model for hydrofracturing of creeping glaciers and ice shelves	42
An experimental and numerical study on the translaminar fracture of cross-ply non-crimp fabric composites	42
Experimental characterization and phase-field modeling of anisotropic brittle fracture in silicon	42
Fatigue crack growth in functionally graded materials using an adaptive phase field method with cycle jump scheme	42
OFDR distributed fiber optic blasting fracture monitoring considering fiber interfacial slip	42
Creep deformation and continuous damage mechanics parameters prediction based on a meta-learning framework	41
An innovative and sustainable methodology for fatigue characterization and design	41
Numerical modelling of brittle fracture using lattice particle method with applications to fluid structure interaction problems via SPH coupling	41
Meso-fracture model of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete pertinent to aggregate gradation and fiber spacing	41
Plasticization-assisted slow crack growth modeling of high-density polyethylene	40
Ductile fracture prediction of HPDC aluminum alloy based on a shear-modified GTN damage model	40
Phase-field fracture modelling of piezoelectric quasicrystals	40
Stress intensity factors and T-stresses by boundary integral equations: 3D statics	40
Effect of crack interaction and friction on the dynamic strength of rock-like materials with many cracks	39
Roadway fracture mechanism investigation subjected to static and blast loading under different lateral pressure coefficients	39
Prediction of failure of hybrid composites with ultra-thin carbon/epoxy layers using the Coupled Criterion	39
A simple and efficient implementation of localizing gradient damage method in COMSOL for fracture simulation	39
Experimental analysis and prediction of CFRP delamination caused by ice impact	39
Fatigue characteristics and fracture behaviour of sandstone under discontinuous multilevel constant-amplitude fatigue disturbance	38
Mechanical properties and healing efficiency of 3D-printed ABS vascular based self-healing cementitious composite: Experiments and modelling	38

Fracture behavior of shale containing two parallel veins under semi-circular bend test using a phase‐field method	38
Shear interfacial fracture of strain-hardening fiber-reinforced cementitious composites and concrete: A novel approach	38
Effect of printing speed on tensile and fracture behavior of ABS specimens produced by fused deposition modeling	38
Fatigue cracking propagation behavior of 10CrNi3MoV steel mismatched welded joints at sub-temperature	37
Effect of joint density on mechanical behavior of rock mass: Insight from 3D printing tests and DEM simulation	37
In-situ investigation on tensile deformation and fracture behaviors of inhomogeneous microstructure during laser repair of Ti-6Al-4 V titanium alloy	37
Rate-dependent damage and failure behavior of lithium-ion battery electrodes	37
Determination of the plastic J integral of ductile material using the XFEM with only Heaviside function and variable-node elements	36
Editorial Board	36
A state-of-the-art review of crack branching	36
Impact compression behaviors of 3D angle-interlock woven composites under thermo-oxidative ageing	36
Effects of nonproportional loading and residual stress on creep crack tip fields	35
Prediction of thermal shock induced cracking in multi-material ceramics using a stress-energy criterion	35
Calibration of phase-field brittle fatigue model by purposeful design of crack driving forces	35
Experimental study of residual stress distribution in interfacial micro-region of SiCf/Ti17 composites via micro-slotting method	35
Unravelling crack tip damage mechanisms: In-situ tensile assessment of Al-6Zn-2.1 Mg-2Cu alloy strengthened by Ti, Zr, and Sc micro-alloying	35
Two-dimensional integrated mixed-mode smeared crack model for simulating FRC structures	35
Predicting viscoelastic behavior and crack propagation in EPDM rubber under long-term thermal aging	35
Influence of the stress history and of the Lode angle on the determination of the ductile fracture locus for two steel alloys	35
Probabilistic damage tolerance assessment method based on the multi-scale crack growth model	34
A finite element analysis approach to predict constraint benefits to ductile tearing initiation toughness	34
Effect of the loading rate on viscoelastic interfaces with bridging fibers	34
Unified cohesive zone model (UCZM) for fracturing and fragmenting solids	34
A machine learning method for HTLCF life prediction of titanium aluminum alloys with consideration of manufacturing processes	34
A semi-analytical method for analyzing the interactions among multiple arbitrarily shaped cracks	33
Spherical indentation of heat-treated high strength alloys for fracture toughness measurement via modified limit load-expansion cavity model	33
Corrigendum to “Fluid-solid-phase multi-field coupling modeling method for hydraulic fracture of saturated brittle porous materials” [Eng. Fracture Mech. 286 (2023) 109231]	33
Several cracks in a functionally graded piezoelectric plane: In-plane steady harmonic loading case solved by dislocation method	32
Crack safety analysis of coating with plastic behavior in surface-coated Zircaloy cladding	32
A mixed-element phase field method for the fracture analysis of beams	32
Thickness effect on cleavage fracture of ferritic sheet during in-plane impact tests	32
Experimental study and numerical simulation of transverse tensile behavior for thermoplastic glass fiber reinforced plastics	32
Fracture pattern prediction with random microstructure using a physics-informed deep neural networks	32
Computation of two dimensional mixed-mode stress intensity factor rates using a complex-variable interaction integral	32
Analytical solution for the structural strain parameter of power-law hardening materials to evaluate low- and high-cycle fatigue life of welded components	31
Fatigue crack growth under mixed mode I + II in Ti-6Al-4V specimens produced by Laser powder Bed fusion	31
Adaptive phase-field modeling of fracture in orthotropic composites	31
In situ observation on fracture behavior of the three-phase zone of the L415/N08825 bimetallic composite pipe welded joint	31
Statistical analysis of microstructurally small fatigue crack growth in three-dimensional polycrystals based on high-fidelity numerical simulations	31
Numerical simulation of localized quasi-brittle fracture with an enhanced bi-energy norm based equivalent strain	30
Rock fragmentation using the disc tool assisted by the prefabricated kerf: Numerical modelling based on discrete element method (DEM)	30
Uncoupled fracture model for E250, E350, and E450 grades of structural steel under monotonic loading	30
Fracture behavior analysis of X80 girth welds considering misaligned and variable-wall-thickness geometric features via modified single-edge notched tensile (MSENT) specimens	30
Machine learning-enabled creep life prediction model for nickel-based single crystal superalloys with consideration of structural shape effects	30
A novel defect-related cyclic damage model driven by strain energy density for LPBF titanium alloy	30
Machine learning method for estimating the defect-related mechanical properties of additive manufactured alloys	30
An Experimental Investigation into Fracture Resistance of Carbon Fibre Sheet Moulding Compound	30
Role of defects in fatigue performance of IN100	30
Simulation of progressive failure process in solid rocket propellants using a phase-field model	30
Instrumented indentation based methods to assess fracture toughness (KIC) of self-compacting concrete: Influence of water to binder (w/b) ratio and type of concrete	29
A unified life prediction model for 316L austenitic stainless steel under isothermal, thermomechanical fatigue and creep-thermomechanical fatigue loadings	29
Inelastic zone around crack tip in polyacrylamide hydrogel identified using digital image correlation	29
Simplified prediction model of thermal aging effect on fracture for cracked cast austenitic stainless steel components	29
Investigation of fatigue crack growth behavior and crack tip plastic zone characteristics in welded structures based on local displacement fields	29
A modified 3D G-criterion for the prediction of crack propagation under mixed mode I-III loadings	29
Morphology of buoyancy-driven multiple hydraulic fractures	29
Dual-actuator mixed-mode bending tests on structural adhesive joints	28
Hydrogen embrittlement and bulk hydrogen: Environments and testing methodologies	28
Effect of creepages on stress intensity factors of rolling contact fatigue cracks	28
Inverse parameter identification framework for cohesive zone models based on multi-island genetic algorithm	28
Fracture toughness weakening effect of high static pre-loaded CSTBD granite subjected to low frequency dynamic disturbance during the rock fracture	28
Peridynamic modeling of polycrystalline S2 ice and its applications	28
A bond-augmented stabilized method for numerical oscillations in non-ordinary state-based peridynamics	28
Multiscale modeling of grain boundary-mediated damping capacities in polycrystalline metals	28
Brittle crack propagation simulation based on the Virtual Element Method and	28
Inverse identification of cohesive zone parameters for sintered nano-silver joints based on dynamic convolution neural network	28
Data-driven fatigue crack propagation and life prediction of tubular T-joint: A fracture mechanics based machine learning surrogate model	28
Directional development mechanism of hard rock fracture under true triaxial stress: Insights from macroscopic and microscopic fracture perspectives	28
Accuracy of the predicting for creep-fatigue cyclic life based on parameters in a characteristic cycle	28
A novel distribution function for modeling oxygen diffusion in functionally graded materials with cracks	28
Mode I fracture behavior of heterogeneous granite: Insights from grain-based FDEM modelling	28
Fatigue behavior analysis and life evaluation method of building steel under the influence of multiple factors	27
Research on fracture damage characteristics of loess solidified with steel slag, calcium carbide slag and metakaolin	27
Cyclic-fatigue crack growth in polymer composites: Data interpretation via the Hartman-Schijve methodology	27
Fretting fatigue analysis and residual strength evaluation of railway axles containing defects of natural crack and micro-sinking	27
Effect of fiber hybrid mode on the tension–tension fatigue performance for the pultruded carbon/glass fiber reinforced polymer composite rod	27
A rate-dependent damage mechanics model for predicting plasticity and ductile fracture behavior of sheet metals at high strain rates	27
Recognition of the cracking pattern of reinforced concrete due to 3D non-uniform corrosion under vertically varying marine exposure conditions	27
A review on fracture propagation in concrete: Models, methods, and benchmark tests	27
Numerical modeling and experimental investigation on fatigue failure and contact fatigue life forecasting for 8620H gear	27

Variables affecting unstable fracture load of cracked pipes under hydrogen environment	26
High-temperature creep rupture behavior of dissimilar welded joints in martensitic heat resistant steels	26
Predicting ductile fracture during torsion testing using dislocation density tensor	26
An automatic procedure for calibrating the fracture parameters of fibre-reinforced concrete	26
Fracture modeling in cracked Brazilian discs based on the topological derivative method	26
Crack propagation in anisotropic brittle materials: From a phase-field model to a shape optimization approach	26
Characterize fracture geometry and propagation with low frequency distributed acoustic sensing strain data	26
Fretting fatigue crack growth simulation and residual life assessment of railway press-fitted axle	26
Characterization of crack-tip fields for elastoplastic fatigue crack growth Part II: Effects of crack closure and in-plane constraint	26
High cycle fatigue strength of additively manufactured AISI 316L Stainless Steel parts joined by laser welding	26
DIC-based constant amplitude and two-block loading fatigue life prediction of open hole GLARE laminate	26
Rock fracturing mechanism and arrangement of fracturing holes using hydro-mechanical splitters	25
Adaptive PF-CZM for multiphysics fracture analysis in functionally graded materials	25
Dynamic tensile strength of rock specimens with different defect lengths	25
A numerical framework for simulating progressive failure in composite laminates under high-cycle fatigue loading	25
A deep learning method for damage prognostics of fiber-reinforced composite laminates using acoustic emission	25
Fracture characterization from noisy displacement data using artificial neural networks	25
Effects of thin cladding layer and annealing treatments on mechanical properties of AISI4340 steel	25
Microcrack propagation under monotonic and cyclic loading conditions using generalised phase-field formulation	25
Research on the microstructure, mechanical and fatigue performance of 7075/6061 dissimilar aluminum alloy fusion welding joint treated by nanoparticle and post-weld heat treatment	25
Inverse identification method for determining stress–strain curves of sheet metals at high temperatures	25
The principle of virtual energy for predicting the strength of material structures	25
Spatiotemporal early prediction of rock damage in rock engineering based on infrared radiation monitoring technology	25
A framework to model freeze/thaw-induced crack propagation in concrete based on a fatigue phase-field method	25
Phase-field modeling of brittle fracture in functionally graded materials using exponential finite elements	25
Variational phase-field model based on lower-dimensional interfacial element in FEM framework for investigating fracture behavior in layered rocks	25
Mechanism of hydraulic fracture vertical propagation in deep shale formation based on elastic–plastic model	25
Static assessment of flawed notched components manufactured by L-PBF in AlSi10Mg: Experiments, computational approaches, a simplified method	25
Effect of aged treatment on improving the performance of HVAF WC–Cr3C2–Ni coating on crystallization roller	24
Formulas for the critical length of mode II and III cracks emanating from circumferential U–notches	24
Initial cyclic hardening behavior of cracked structures under large-amplitude cyclic loading	24
Editorial VSI Fracture behavior of additively manufactured materials and structures	24
Novel semi-analytical model for solving the C*-integral of specimens with mode-I crack under various constraints	24
Graphical solutions to bond capacity and bond-slip behavior of pull-off/out joints with various adherents, adhesives, and substrates	24
Modulating the fracture behavior of interface cracks via electric field gradient in flexoelectric solids	24
Multi-scale modeling of decohesion characteristics of second phase particles from the matrix in uniaxial tension in a high strength aluminum alloy	24
Effects of bacteria-embedded polylactic acid (PLA) capsules on fracture properties of strain hardening cementitious composite (SHCC)	24
Crack propagation effects on the critical temperature degradation of superconducting Nb3Sn single crystal	24
Dynamic prediction of aluminum alloy fatigue crack growth rate based on class incremental learning and multi-dimensional variational autoencoder	24
Dynamic behavior of a running crack crossing mortar-granite interface with different interface inclinations	24
A nonlinear crack bridging model for the composites with curved reinforcement	24
Investigation on the propagation characteristics of tensile fractures crossing interfaces within dry hot rock reservoirs based on the Brazilian split test	24
On the rock-cutting mechanism and vibration characteristics of TBM insert tooth cutter based on discrete element-dynamics coupling model	24
Study on damage evolution beneath spherical indenter through experiments and mechanism-based strain gradient crystal plastic simulations	24
A consistent ordinary state-based peridynamic formulation with high accuracy	24
Finite element modeling of deformation and fracture of advanced high strength steels dissimilar spot welds	24
On plastic crack driving force in crystal-plasticity phase-field fracture model	24
A two-curve model for crack arrest prediction of high-grade pipeline based on Crack Tip Opening Angle	24
A dynamic FEM-DEM multiscale modeling approach for concrete structures	24
Solving plane crack problems via enriched holomorphic neural networks	24
Multiaxial damage parameter evaluation by neural network-based symbolic regression	23
The cyclic R-curve method for predicting fatigue crack growth threshold based on modified strip-yield model of plasticity-induced crack closure under fully reversed loading	23
Multi-layer statistical analysis and surrogate model based fatigue crack growth reliability assessment of lifting lug structure under random load history	23
A mixed-phase-field model with competitive mechanism for quasi-brittle crack extension	23
A novel approach for 3D discrete element modelling the progressive delamination in unidirectional CFRP composites	23
Fracture toughness evaluation of shale based on machine learning and micromechanical approach	23
Investigation on the dynamic bond-slip behaviour between steel bar and concrete	23
Effects of adherend notching on the bonding performance of composite single-lap joints	23
Effect of welding residual stress on hydrogen-induced fracture and fatigue life of X80 pipeline girth welded joints	23
Experimental characterization of tensile and compressive translaminar fracture toughness coupling multi-physics measurements	23
Data-driven estimates of the strength and failure modes of CFRP-steel bonded joints by implementing the CTGAN method	23
Failure mechanisms and fracture patterns in rectangular concrete frustums under contact explosions	23
Numerical study on dynamic fracture of rock-concrete bi-material Brazilian disks with a central interface crack	23
A three-dimensional (3D) micro-potential-based peridynamics model for deformation and fracture in solid materials	23
Mixed mode fracture toughness of epoxy molding compound/printed circuit board interface of semiconductor packages with respect to temperature and moisture	23
On effect of residual stress on fracture behavior of mandibular reconstruction plates	22
An experimental investigation of brittle failure mechanisms in scratch tests of rock	22
Fracture resistance of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete containing nanoparticles at high strain rates	22
Experimental study on the intersection of hydraulic fractures with thin interlayers	22
Microscale modeling of rate-dependent failure in thermoplastic composites under off-axis loading	22
Three-dimensional phase-field modeling of temperature-dependent thermal shock-induced fracture in ceramic materials	22
The synergistic mechanisms of fracture plugging in tight reservoirs with different lithologies: An experimental investigation	22
Micromechanics-informed cohesive fracture analysis of UHPC with emphasis on the combined effect of structural size and fiber content	22
Study on constitutive model of invert-filling-shield tunnel interface based on multivariate normal distribution	22
Influence of pores on the lifetime of die cast aluminium alloys studied by fracture mechanics and X-ray computed tomography	22
Influence of solid solution treatment on fatigue crack propagation behavior in the thickness direction of 2519A aluminum alloy thick plates	22
Finite element analysis of stress–strain relationship and failure pattern of concrete under uniaxial compression considering freeze–thaw action	22
Influence of morpho-structural parameters on environmental stress cracking in polyethylene	22
Assessment of inter- and intra-granular fracture behaviors of polycrystalline LiNixCoyMn1-x-yO2 particles during a charging process	22
Mode I fracture analysis of Fe-SMA bonded double cantilever beam considering nonlinear behavior of the adherends	22
Coupled chemical–mechanical damage modeling of hydrogen-induced material degradation	22
Phase field modeling of dynamic fracture in elastoplastic composites with interfacial debonding	22
Vickers indentation crack propagation analysis and finite element simulation verification based on the cohesive zone model in silicon carbide ceramics	22
Fracture behavior and fracture surface roughness of high-temperature granite subjected to liquid nitrogen and water cooling	22
A random forest regression with Bayesian optimization-based method for fatigue strength prediction of ferrous alloys	22
Effect of temperature and geometry on the brittle failure of an 18MND5 steel in the lower part of the ductile to brittle transition	22
Data-driven nonlocal damage mechanics and fracture of shells	21
Accurate evaluation of fatigue life and study of initial crack effects in diesel engine cylinder blocks based on an accurate crack propagation model	21
Effect of nanofiller alignment on the mode-I cohesive parameters of CNF-doped GFRP composites	21
Influence of yarn bundle orientation and areal density on the interlaminar fracture toughness of ENF composites	21
Multiaxial failure of dual-phase elastomeric composites	21
Fatigue crack growth life prediction for butt-welded joints under block spectrum loading based on the modified strip-yield model	21
A 3D damage plastic model incorporating low-cycle fatigue effects towards predicting concrete structure failure under cyclic loading	21
Dynamic fracture simulation of brittle materials through a new tool: FEM equipped with continuous visibility	21
Atomistic analysis of nano He bubble evolution in Al: considering stress triaxiality and Lode parameter effects	21