Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Article	Citations
Boussinesq indentation of a cracked half space: a theoretical modelling of impact induced compressive fracture	220
Unconservatism of ANSI AIAA S081B for damage tolerance life analysis of COPVs	200
Strain monitoring and depth estimation for multiple surface cracks in steel structures using smart CFRP embedded with distributed fiber sensors	149
Crowbar Loading-A New Test Technique to Characterize Interfacial Delamination	148
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)	136
Strength, energy consumption, particle size distribution and fracture toughness in rock fragmentation under dynamic loading	126
Adaptive isogeometric analysis–based phase-field modeling of brittle electromechanical fracture in piezoceramics	108
Multiple edge cracks in a coated semi-infinite medium due to non-Fourier thermal shock	108
Experimental analysis and prediction of CFRP delamination caused by ice impact	102
Progressive deterioration and fracture mechanisms of heterogeneous rocks induced by open-ended microwave irradiation: A multi-scale numerical and experimental investigation	82
Quantifying effect of overload-induced residual stress behind crack tip on fatigue crack growth	80
A simple and efficient implementation of localizing gradient damage method in COMSOL for fracture simulation	78
Analysis of progressive failure and structural size effect in fiber-reinforced concrete composite with an improved peridynamic model	75
Corrigendum to “Investigation on the static and cyclic anisotropic mechanical behavior of polychloroprene rubber (CR) reinforced with tungsten nano-particles” [Eng. Fract. Mech. 235 (2020) 107183]	73
Fatigue crack growth in functionally graded materials using an adaptive phase field method with cycle jump scheme	72
Improvement of low-cycle fatigue properties in electron beam powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser shock peening	70
Singularity analysis of linear hardening V-notch by asymptotic expansion coupled BEM	69
Use of modified Madou–Leblond model to predict crack initiation in low alloy steel specimens with different stress states	66
OFDR distributed fiber optic blasting fracture monitoring considering fiber interfacial slip	65
Fracture and fatigue behavior of sinusoidal interface adhesive joints using a modified double cantilever beam geometry	64
Molecular investigation on temperature-dependent mechanical properties of PMMA/CNT nanocomposite	62
An experimental and numerical study on the translaminar fracture of cross-ply non-crimp fabric composites	62
Fatigue cracking propagation behavior of 10CrNi3MoV steel mismatched welded joints at sub-temperature	62
Roadway fracture mechanism investigation subjected to static and blast loading under different lateral pressure coefficients	61
Effect of loading waveform on the blasting crack propagation mechanism in single-hole and dual-hole blasting	60

Atomistic insights into the debonding of Epoxy–Concrete interface with water presence	60
Analysis of mechanical properties and behaviors in HTS Roebel cable strand under tensile load	59
An investigation into the influence of variable amplitude creep-fatigue loading on plasticity-induced crack closure	58
Accurate measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials by introducing transition layers into test samples	58
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	58
Application of unified constraint-dependent J-R curve in leak-before-break assessment of dissimilar metal welded joints	57
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	57
An innovative and sustainable methodology for fatigue characterization and design	56
An enhanced lattice beam element model for the numerical simulation of rate-dependent self-healing in cementitious materials	56
Dynamic mechanical behavior and failure evolution of water-bearing grotto sandstone under cyclic loading and unloading	55
Fracturing characteristics of unconfined rock plate subjected to point-plate loading	55
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	54
Meso-fracture model of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete pertinent to aggregate gradation and fiber spacing	54
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	53
Brittle fracture prediction using a degradation tensor-based phase field model	52
Fracture behavior of aluminosilicate glass under ballistic impact: An experimental and peridynamic study	52
A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	50
Fatigue crack growth behavior of 42CrMo high-strength steel with tempered sorbite/bainite microstructures: Roles of grain and constituent in microstructures	50
Finite element tensile fracture analysis of α-uranium based on 3D crystal plastic model and cohesive element	50
Experimental characterization and phase-field modeling of anisotropic brittle fracture in silicon	49
A stress-based poro-damage phase field model for hydrofracturing of creeping glaciers and ice shelves	49
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	49
Modeling multiple crack propagation in the material point method by J-integral methods accounting for other cracks intersecting the J contour	48
Random anisotropic initial damage tensor	48
A dual-horizon peridynamic model for Reissner–Mindlin plates with arbitrary horizon sizes and shapes	48
Fatigue integrity analysis of a howitzer cannon by using a fracture mechanics approach	48
An extended average strain energy density criterion for predicting crack propagation of mixed mode I-II fracture in concrete	48
Fatigue characteristics and fracture behaviour of sandstone under discontinuous multilevel constant-amplitude fatigue disturbance	48
Fracture mechanical properties and interfacial characteristics of engineered cementitious composites containing coarse aggregate	48
Large deformation and crack propagation analyses of hydrogel by peridynamics	47
Augmenting the fracture toughness and structural health monitoring capabilities in Kevlar/epoxy composites using carbon nanotubes	47
Fracture failure analysis of plastic fiber based on thermodynamic strength theory and experiment	47
Effect of printing speed on tensile and fracture behavior of ABS specimens produced by fused deposition modeling	47
Stress, Strain, or Energy? which one is superior predictor of fatigue life in notched Components? a novel Machine Learning-Based framework	46
In-situ investigation on tensile deformation and fracture behaviors of inhomogeneous microstructure during laser repair of Ti-6Al-4 V titanium alloy	46
Quantitative analysis of the effect of acidification on in-situ residual fracture openings in laboratory fracturing simulation tests	46
LCF behavior of 2024AA under uni- and biaxial loading taking into account creep pre-deformation	46
Effect of geometrical features of pores on the mechanical properties and fracture of ceramic materials	45
Tensile stress–strain behaviors of cement mortar at low temperatures: Tests, data-driven analysis and application in mesoscale simulation	44
Numerical modelling of brittle fracture using lattice particle method with applications to fluid structure interaction problems via SPH coupling	44
Stiffness/constraint effects in analytical flaw assessment. A technical note	44
Plasticization-assisted slow crack growth modeling of high-density polyethylene	44
Quantifying 3D crack propagation in nodular graphite cast iron using advanced digital volume correlation and X-ray computed tomography	44
Rate-dependent damage and failure behavior of lithium-ion battery electrodes	43
An experimental fracture mechanics study of the combined effect of hydrogen embrittlement and loss of constraint	43
A physics-enhanced deep learning approach for prediction of stress intensity factors in bimaterial interface cracks	42
Modified Williams’ crack tip solution including crack face pressure	42
A thermo-mechanical phase field fracture model considering solid–liquid transition	41
Creep deformation and continuous damage mechanics parameters prediction based on a meta-learning framework	41
A damage formulation for continuum-kinematics-inspired peridynamics to capture fracture experiments	41

Determination of the plastic J integral of ductile material using the XFEM with only Heaviside function and variable-node elements	40
Prediction of failure of hybrid composites with ultra-thin carbon/epoxy layers using the Coupled Criterion	40
Effect of joint density on mechanical behavior of rock mass: Insight from 3D printing tests and DEM simulation	40
Finite element analyses of rail head cracks: Predicting direction and rate of rolling contact fatigue crack growth	40
Local creep damage effects on subsequent low temperature fatigue crack growth behaviour of thick-walled pressure vessels	39
Ductile fracture prediction of HPDC aluminum alloy based on a shear-modified GTN damage model	39
Effect of complex stress states on creep rupture life of nickel-based superalloys: Mechanisms and modeling	39
Fracture mechanics of sustainable ultra high performance repair mortar with flexible joints	39
Fracture behavior of shale containing two parallel veins under semi-circular bend test using a phase‐field method	39
Phase-field fracture modelling of piezoelectric quasicrystals	38
Dynamic response of concrete materials at high strain rates: experimental and numerical studies	38
Development and verification of interfacial fracture energy simulation methodology for porous stacked thin films	38
Translaminar fracture toughness of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composite laminates with cross-ply configuration under biaxial tensile loading	38
Near-threshold fatigue crack propagation in a Ni-based single crystal superalloy affected by crystallographic anisotropy	38
Energy release rate in bimaterial specimens tested in pure modes I and II	38
Mechanical properties and healing efficiency of 3D-printed ABS vascular based self-healing cementitious composite: Experiments and modelling	37
Experimentally validated macro-mesoscopic simulation study on the fatigue short crack initiation and propagation in polycrystalline structure utilizing CP-XFEM	37
Temperature-dependent fracture characterization of methacrylate adhesive-bonded glass fibre-reinforced reactive thermoplastic composites	37
Two-dimensional integrated mixed-mode smeared crack model for simulating FRC structures	36
A fatigue reliability assessment method for crack propagation of turnout rail considering uncertainty	36
On distribution softening in the yielding of porous materials	36
Anisotropic magneto-electro-elastic fracture mechanics in orthotropic materials: Analysis using efficient interpolating modified MLS-based EFGMs and interaction integral	36
Thermomechanical analysis of ultrasonically welded copper-magnesium sheets with Ni and Zn interlayers	36
Effects of nonproportional loading and residual stress on creep crack tip fields	36
A physics-informed GNN-LSTM framework for prediction of microvoid growth in heterogeneous polycrystals	36
Editorial Board	36
Fracture pattern prediction with random microstructure using a physics-informed deep neural networks	35
Dual-actuator mixed-mode bending tests on structural adhesive joints	35
A fracture phase field model based on critical plane method and multi-axial fatigue life model	35
Numerical modeling and experimental investigation on fatigue failure and contact fatigue life forecasting for 8620H gear	35
Phase-field modelling of quasi-static and dynamic brittle fracture: A FreeFEM++ implementation	35
Research on fracture damage characteristics of loess solidified with steel slag, calcium carbide slag and metakaolin	35
Numerical simulation of localized quasi-brittle fracture with an enhanced bi-energy norm based equivalent strain	35
Comprehensive mechanical evaluation of heat-treated AISI 4140 (ETD 150): fatigue behavior and novel indentation-based characterization of fracture toughness and hardness with relevance to rail steels	34
On the role of damage driving forces in scalar damage models for dynamic crack growth in 2D and 3D media	34
Experimental study and numerical simulation of transverse tensile behavior for thermoplastic glass fiber reinforced plastics	34
Experimental study of residual stress distribution in interfacial micro-region of SiCf/Ti17 composites via micro-slotting method	34
Investigating the effects of real-time high temperature and circulating liquid nitrogen cooling on the granite Brazilian splitting test specimens	34
A novel defect-related cyclic damage model driven by strain energy density for LPBF titanium alloy	34
A finite element analysis approach to predict constraint benefits to ductile tearing initiation toughness	34
Uncoupled fracture model for E250, E350, and E450 grades of structural steel under monotonic loading	33
Machine learning-enabled creep life prediction model for nickel-based single crystal superalloys with consideration of structural shape effects	33
Several cracks in a functionally graded piezoelectric plane: In-plane steady harmonic loading case solved by dislocation method	33
An Experimental Investigation into Fracture Resistance of Carbon Fibre Sheet Moulding Compound	33
Spherical indentation of heat-treated high strength alloys for fracture toughness measurement via modified limit load-expansion cavity model	33
Multiscale modeling of grain boundary-mediated damping capacities in polycrystalline metals	33
Hydrogen embrittlement and bulk hydrogen: Environments and testing methodologies	33
Computation of two dimensional mixed-mode stress intensity factor rates using a complex-variable interaction integral	33
A novel distribution function for modeling oxygen diffusion in functionally graded materials with cracks	32
Fretting fatigue analysis and residual strength evaluation of railway axles containing defects of natural crack and micro-sinking	32
Non-isothermal thermo-chemo-mechanically coupled phase-field fracture framework for EB-PVD thermal barrier coatings under thermal shock and CMAS corrosion	32
In situ observation on fracture behavior of the three-phase zone of the L415/N08825 bimetallic composite pipe welded joint	32
Corrigendum to “Fluid-solid-phase multi-field coupling modeling method for hydraulic fracture of saturated brittle porous materials” [Eng. Fracture Mech. 286 (2023) 109231]	32
Adaptive phase-field modeling of fracture in orthotropic composites	32
Morphology of buoyancy-driven multiple hydraulic fractures	32
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	32
A modified 3D G-criterion for the prediction of crack propagation under mixed mode I-III loadings	32
A novel 3D elastoplastic damage constitutive model considering the post-yield hardening behavior of trabecular bone	32
Fretting fatigue crack growth simulation and residual life assessment of railway press-fitted axle	32
Inelastic zone around crack tip in polyacrylamide hydrogel identified using digital image correlation	31
A semi-analytical method for analyzing the interactions among multiple arbitrarily shaped cracks	31
The influence of gradient difference in microstructure on hydrogen embrittlement susceptibility of extra-thick Q690DR steel plate	31
Fracture behavior of carbon fiber reinforced coral aggregate seawater concrete	31
A unified life prediction model for 316L austenitic stainless steel under isothermal, thermomechanical fatigue and creep-thermomechanical fatigue loadings	31
Mode I fracture behavior of heterogeneous granite: Insights from grain-based FDEM modelling	31
Effect of the loading rate on viscoelastic interfaces with bridging fibers	31
Peridynamic modeling of polycrystalline S2 ice and its applications	31
A rate-dependent damage mechanics model for predicting plasticity and ductile fracture behavior of sheet metals at high strain rates	31
Simulation of progressive failure process in solid rocket propellants using a phase-field model	31
Mode I crack propagation in hybrid unidirectional woven composite thin laminates	31
Fatigue behavior analysis and life evaluation method of building steel under the influence of multiple factors	31
Recognition of the cracking pattern of reinforced concrete due to 3D non-uniform corrosion under vertically varying marine exposure conditions	31
Influence of the stress history and of the Lode angle on the determination of the ductile fracture locus for two steel alloys	31
A bond-augmented stabilized method for numerical oscillations in non-ordinary state-based peridynamics	31
Predicting viscoelastic behavior and crack propagation in EPDM rubber under long-term thermal aging	31
Cyclic-fatigue crack growth in polymer composites: Data interpretation via the Hartman-Schijve methodology	30
Impact compression behaviors of 3D angle-interlock woven composites under thermo-oxidative ageing	30
Effect of creepages on stress intensity factors of rolling contact fatigue cracks	30
Unified cohesive zone model (UCZM) for fracturing and fragmenting solids	30
A mixed-element phase field method for the fracture analysis of beams	30

Inverse identification of cohesive zone parameters for sintered nano-silver joints based on dynamic convolution neural network	30
Prediction of thermal shock induced cracking in multi-material ceramics using a stress-energy criterion	30
Machine learning method for estimating the defect-related mechanical properties of additive manufactured alloys	30
Inverse parameter identification framework for cohesive zone models based on multi-island genetic algorithm	30
Investigation of fatigue crack growth behavior and crack tip plastic zone characteristics in welded structures based on local displacement fields	30
Rock fragmentation using the disc tool assisted by the prefabricated kerf: Numerical modelling based on discrete element method (DEM)	29
Probabilistic damage tolerance assessment method based on the multi-scale crack growth model	29
Calibration of phase-field brittle fatigue model by purposeful design of crack driving forces	29
Simplified prediction model of thermal aging effect on fracture for cracked cast austenitic stainless steel components	29
Fracture behavior analysis of X80 girth welds considering misaligned and variable-wall-thickness geometric features via modified single-edge notched tensile (MSENT) specimens	29
A review on fracture propagation in concrete: Models, methods, and benchmark tests	29
Statistical analysis of microstructurally small fatigue crack growth in three-dimensional polycrystals based on high-fidelity numerical simulations	29
Directional development mechanism of hard rock fracture under true triaxial stress: Insights from macroscopic and microscopic fracture perspectives	29
Crack propagation in anisotropic brittle materials: From a phase-field model to a shape optimization approach	29
A hybrid electromechanical phase-field and deep learning framework for predicting fracture in dielectric nanocomposites	29
Crack safety analysis of coating with plastic behavior in surface-coated Zircaloy cladding	28
Brittle crack propagation simulation based on the Virtual Element Method and	28
An automatic procedure for calibrating the fracture parameters of fibre-reinforced concrete	28
Formulas for the critical length of mode II and III cracks emanating from circumferential U–notches	28
Analytical solution for the structural strain parameter of power-law hardening materials to evaluate low- and high-cycle fatigue life of welded components	28
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	28
Predicting ductile fracture during torsion testing using dislocation density tensor	28
Novel semi-analytical model for solving the C*-integral of specimens with mode-I crack under various constraints	28
A machine learning method for HTLCF life prediction of titanium aluminum alloys with consideration of manufacturing processes	28
Fracture toughness weakening effect of high static pre-loaded CSTBD granite subjected to low frequency dynamic disturbance during the rock fracture	28
Editorial VSI Fracture behavior of additively manufactured materials and structures	28
Data-driven fatigue crack propagation and life prediction of tubular T-joint: A fracture mechanics based machine learning surrogate model	28
A novel boundary displacement decomposition method for stress intensity factor calculation in 2D inclined crack	27
Microscale modeling of rate-dependent failure in thermoplastic composites under off-axis loading	27
Inverse identification method for determining stress–strain curves of sheet metals at high temperatures	27
A consistent ordinary state-based peridynamic formulation with high accuracy	27
Scaling effect of concrete gravity dam subjected to underwater explosion in the field test	27
A novel approach for 3D discrete element modelling the progressive delamination in unidirectional CFRP composites	27
Digital image correlation and high-speed photography for deformation characterization of vacuum-sintered lunar regolith simulants	27
Mode I fracture analysis of Fe-SMA bonded double cantilever beam considering nonlinear behavior of the adherends	27
A framework to model freeze/thaw-induced crack propagation in concrete based on a fatigue phase-field method	27
Fracture and acoustic emission behavior of tight sandstone with partially filled defect under asymmetric semi-circular bending	27
A phase-field fracture model for magneto-electro-elastic materials: Analytical and numerical results	27
Failure mechanisms and fracture patterns in rectangular concrete frustums under contact explosions	27
Adaptive PF-CZM for multiphysics fracture analysis in functionally graded materials	27
On plastic crack driving force in crystal-plasticity phase-field fracture model	27
Experimental study on the intersection of hydraulic fractures with thin interlayers	27
Effect of temperature and geometry on the brittle failure of an 18MND5 steel in the lower part of the ductile to brittle transition	27
High-temperature creep rupture behavior of dissimilar welded joints in martensitic heat resistant steels	26
Variables affecting unstable fracture load of cracked pipes under hydrogen environment	26
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	26
Graphical solutions to bond capacity and bond-slip behavior of pull-off/out joints with various adherents, adhesives, and substrates	26
Coupled chemical–mechanical damage modeling of hydrogen-induced material degradation	26
On the rock-cutting mechanism and vibration characteristics of TBM insert tooth cutter based on discrete element-dynamics coupling model	26
Fracture characterization from noisy displacement data using artificial neural networks	26
Influence of morpho-structural parameters on environmental stress cracking in polyethylene	26
The constitutive model and damage response of PEEK under high temperature condition	26
A nonlinear crack bridging model for the composites with curved reinforcement	26
High cycle fatigue strength of additively manufactured AISI 316L Stainless Steel parts joined by laser welding	26
Study on constitutive model of invert-filling-shield tunnel interface based on multivariate normal distribution	26
Phase field modeling of dynamic fracture in elastoplastic composites with interfacial debonding	26
Micromechanical analysis of ductile crack growth in steels with Lüders plateau behavior	26
Fracture toughness evaluation of shale based on machine learning and micromechanical approach	26
The synergistic mechanisms of fracture plugging in tight reservoirs with different lithologies: An experimental investigation	26
A three-dimensional (3D) micro-potential-based peridynamics model for deformation and fracture in solid materials	26
Effect of aged treatment on improving the performance of HVAF WC–Cr3C2–Ni coating on crystallization roller	26
Multiphase flow and heat transfer-driven fracture in saturated buffers for a nuclear waste repository: A novel phase-field cohesive zone model	26
Mixed mode fracture toughness of epoxy molding compound/printed circuit board interface of semiconductor packages with respect to temperature and moisture	26
A dynamic FEM-DEM multiscale modeling approach for concrete structures	26
Effects of bacteria-embedded polylactic acid (PLA) capsules on fracture properties of strain hardening cementitious composite (SHCC)	25
Characterization of crack-tip fields for elastoplastic fatigue crack growth Part II: Effects of crack closure and in-plane constraint	25
Study on flexural properties of multi-length fiber-reinforced geopolymer cemented aeolian soil	25
Micromechanics-informed cohesive fracture analysis of UHPC with emphasis on the combined effect of structural size and fiber content	25
Experimental characterization of tensile and compressive translaminar fracture toughness coupling multi-physics measurements	25
Modulating the fracture behavior of interface cracks via electric field gradient in flexoelectric solids	25
Influence of solid solution treatment on fatigue crack propagation behavior in the thickness direction of 2519A aluminum alloy thick plates	25
Influence of axial prestress and loading rate on dynamic fracture of pre-faulted granite	25
A peridynamic model for contact problems involving fracture	25
Multi-layer statistical analysis and surrogate model based fatigue crack growth reliability assessment of lifting lug structure under random load history	25
Three-dimensional phase-field modeling of temperature-dependent thermal shock-induced fracture in ceramic materials	25
Multiaxial damage parameter evaluation by neural network-based symbolic regression	25
The principle of virtual energy for predicting the strength of material structures	25
Vickers indentation crack propagation analysis and finite element simulation verification based on the cohesive zone model in silicon carbide ceramics	25
Solving plane crack problems via enriched holomorphic neural networks	25
Crack propagation effects on the critical temperature degradation of superconducting Nb3Sn single crystal	25
Experimental and theoretical investigations on the mechanical behaviors and fracture mechanism of hollow cylindrical granite under cyclic thermal shock	25
Multi-scale modeling of decohesion characteristics of second phase particles from the matrix in uniaxial tension in a high strength aluminum alloy	24
Multiscale study of laser-induced dynamic fracture: phenomena, mechanisms and applications	24
Phase-field modeling of brittle fracture in functionally graded materials using exponential finite elements	24
Fracture resistance of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete containing nanoparticles at high strain rates	24
On effect of residual stress on fracture behavior of mandibular reconstruction plates	24
An experimental investigation of brittle failure mechanisms in scratch tests of rock	24
Fracture behavior and fracture surface roughness of high-temperature granite subjected to liquid nitrogen and water cooling	24
Investigation on the dynamic bond-slip behaviour between steel bar and concrete	24
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	24
Investigation on the propagation characteristics of tensile fractures crossing interfaces within dry hot rock reservoirs based on the Brazilian split test	24
Rock fracturing mechanism and arrangement of fracturing holes using hydro-mechanical splitters	24
Cyclic loading effects on the strength and fatigue properties of argillaceous siltstone across various characteristic stress intervals	24
DIC-based constant amplitude and two-block loading fatigue life prediction of open hole GLARE laminate	24
Fracture behaviors of modified 9Cr-1Mo steels in liquid lead–bismuth eutectic immersion environment using in-situ testing technique	24