Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Article	Citations
A machine-learning fatigue life prediction approach of additively manufactured metals	155
A review of phase-field models, fundamentals and their applications to composite laminates	141
Mesoscale modelling of concrete – A review of geometry generation, placing algorithms, constitutive relations and applications	118
Hydraulic fracture vertical propagation behavior in transversely isotropic layered shale formation with transition zone using XFEM-based CZM method	109
Experimental investigation of thermal cycling effect on fracture characteristics of granite in a geothermal-energy reservoir	107
Application of different acoustic emission descriptors in damage assessment of fiber reinforced plastics: A comprehensive review	100
Corrosion fatigue lifetime assessment of high-speed railway axle EA4T steel with artificial scratch	87
Fracture behavior and damage mechanisms of sandstone subjected to wetting-drying cycles	85
A data-driven approach based on long short-term memory and hidden Markov model for crack propagation prediction	79
Probabilistic fatigue assessment of notched components under size effect using critical distance theory	78
A review on phase-field modeling of hydraulic fracturing	78
The influence of in-plane raster angle on tensile and fracture strengths of 3D-printed PLA specimens	78
Defect-based fatigue life prediction of L-PBF additive manufactured metals	76
A three-dimensional numerical study of hydraulic fracturing with degradable diverting materials via CZM-based FEM	72
Experimental study of acoustic emission multi-parameter information characterizing rock crack development	71
Data-driven fatigue life prediction in additive manufactured titanium alloy: A damage mechanics based machine learning framework	69
Fracture predictions based on a coupled chemo-mechanical model with strain gradient plasticity theory for film electrodes of Li-ion batteries	67
On the comparison of two mixed-mode I + III fracture test specimens	67
Full-field measurement and fracture and fatigue characterizations of asphalt concrete based on the SCB test and stereo-DIC	66
Digital twin for the structural health management of reusable spacecraft: A case study	65
Development of fracture process zone in full-graded dam concrete under three-point bending by DIC and acoustic emission	65
Effect of the manufacturing parameters on the tensile and fracture properties of FDM 3D-printed PLA specimens	64
Experimental study on fracture and fatigue crack propagation processes in concrete based on DIC technology	64
Meso-mechanical modelling of damage in concrete using discrete element method with porous ITZs of defined width around aggregates	63
Failure mechanism of fractured rock and associated acoustic behaviors under different loading rates	62

Fracture loads prediction of the modified 3D-printed ABS specimens under mixed-mode I/II loading	61
Meso-scale simulations of size effect on concrete dynamic splitting tensile strength: Influence of aggregate content and maximum aggregate size	60
Discrete mechanical models of concrete fracture	59
Mixed-mode I + II tensile fracture analysis of thermally treated granite using straight-through notch Brazilian disc specimens	58
Predictive modelling of fracture behaviour in silica-filled polymer composite subjected to impact with varying loading rates using artificial neural network	57
Anisotropic fracture and energy characteristics of a Tibet marble exposed to multi-level constant-amplitude (MLCA) cyclic loads: A lab-scale testing	57
A physics-informed neural network for creep-fatigue life prediction of components at elevated temperatures	56
Phase field modeling and computer implementation: A review	56
Evolutionary characteristics of mode-I fracture toughness and fracture energy in granite from different burial depths under high-temperature effect	55
Cracking process and acoustic emission characteristics of sandstone with two parallel filled-flaws under biaxial compression	55
Evaluation of variational phase-field models for dynamic brittle fracture	52
Failure and mechanical behavior of transversely isotropic rock under compression-shear tests: Laboratory testing and numerical simulation	51
Uncertainty of the smeared crack model applied to RC beams	51
Laboratory investigations on failure, energy and permeability evolution of fissured rock-like materials under seepage pressures	50
Modelling fracture process zone width and length for quasi-brittle fracture of rock, concrete and ceramics	50
Exploring hydraulic fracture behavior in glutenite formation with strong heterogeneity and variable lithology based on DEM simulation	50
Experimental study on development characteristics and size effect of rock fracture process zone	50
Phase-field modeling of crack branching and deflection in heterogeneous media	49
Experimental and numerical investigation on the effects of bedding plane properties on the mechanical and acoustic emission characteristics of sandy mudstone	49
The tensile properties and interlaminar shear strength of microcapsules-glass fibers/epoxy self-healable composites	47
An energy-based peridynamic model for fatigue cracking	47
On the effect of stress amplitude on fracture and energy evolution of pre-flawed granite under uniaxial increasing-amplitude fatigue loads	47
Breakage mechanism of hard-rock penetration by TBM disc cutter after high pressure water jet precutting	46
Linear energy storage and dissipation laws during rock fracture under three-point flexural loading	46
Quasi-static loading rate effects on fracture process zone development of mixed-mode (I-II) fractures in rock-like materials	46
Effect of microwave heating on fracture behavior of granite: An experimental investigation	46
Interaction integral method for computation of crack parameters K–T – A review	45
Loading rate effects on anisotropy and crack propagation of weak bedding plane-rich rocks	45
Theory and experiment on true mode II fracturing of roc	45
A review on mixed mode fracture of metals	45
Macro-meso failure behavior of pre-flawed hollow-cylinder granite under multi-level cyclic loads: Insights from acoustic emission and post-test CT scanning	45
Effects of curing time, cement content, and saturation state on mode-I fracture toughness of cemented paste backfill	44
Long-term testing methods for HDPE pipe - advantages and disadvantages: A review	44
On validating peridynamic models and a phase-field model for dynamic brittle fracture in glass	44
Numerical simulation of stress shadow in multiple cluster hydraulic fracturing in horizontal wells based on lattice modelling	44
Experimental and numerical investigations on crack development in 3D printed rock-like specimens with pre-existing flaws	44
Prediction of fatigue–crack growth with neural network-based increment learning scheme	43
Statistics-assisted fracture modelling of small un-notched and large notched sandstone specimens with specimen-size/grain-size ratio from 30 to 900	42
A hybrid numerical approach for hydraulic fracturing in a naturally fractured formation combining the XFEM and phase-field model	42
Using artificial neural network to predict the fracture properties of the interfacial transition zone of concrete at the meso-scale	42
A review of the effects of weak interfaces on crack propagation in rock: From phenomenon to mechanism	41
Effects of residual stress and surface roughness on the fatigue life of nickel aluminium bronze alloy under laser shock peening	41
Effects of specimen size and loading conditions on the fracture behaviour of asphalt concretes in the SCB test	41
A fracture-based approach to characterize long-term performance of asphalt mixes under moisture and freeze-thaw conditions	41
Effect of liquid nitrogen freeze–thaw cycle on fracture toughness and energy release rate of saturated sandstone	41
A phase field numerical manifold method for crack propagation in quasi-brittle materials	40
Novel special crack-tip elements for interface crack analysis by an efficient boundary element method	40
The influence of microwave treatment on the mode I fracture toughness of granite	39
Fracture investigation of asphalt mixtures containing reclaimed asphalt pavement using an equivalent energy approach	39
An explicit phase field model for progressive tensile failure of composites	39

Extended isogeometric analysis for fracture in functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic material	39
Machine learning approaches to rock fracture mechanics problems: Mode-I fracture toughness determination	39
A FDEM approach to study mechanical and fracturing responses of geo-materials with high inclusion contents using a novel reconstruction strategy	38
Application of generalized regression neural network optimized by fruit fly optimization algorithm for fracture toughness in a pearlitic steel	37
A comparative study on the crack development in rock-like specimens containing unfilled and filled flaws	37
A refined thermo-mechanical fully coupled peridynamics with application to concrete cracking	37
Study on the interaction between hydraulic fracture and natural fracture based on extended finite element method	37
Identification of the interfacial cohesive law parameters of FRP strips externally bonded to concrete using machine learning techniques	37
Effect of microstructural damage on the mechanical properties of silica nanoparticle-reinforced silicone rubber composites	37
A time-domain stepwise fatigue assessment to bridge small-scale fracture mechanics with large-scale system dynamics for high-speed maglev lightweight bogies	36
A length scale insensitive phase field model for brittle fracture of hyperelastic solids	36
Efficient parameters identification of a modified GTN model of ductile fracture using machine learning	36
Fracture resistance study for hot mix asphalt mixture under out of plane sliding mode	36
Numerical investigation on dynamic fracture behavior of cracked rocks under mixed mode I/II loading	36
3D meso-scale modelling of the interface behavior between ribbed steel bar and concrete	36
Quantitative fracture analysis of hard rock containing double infilling flaws with a novel DIC-based method	35
Micro-cracking behavior of shale matrix during thermal recovery: Insights from phase-field modeling	35
A new fractional Nishihara-type model with creep damage considering thermal effect	35
Comparative DEM calculations of fracture process in concrete considering real angular and artificial spherical aggregates	35
The effect of in-plane layer orientation on mixed-mode I-II fracture behavior of 3D-printed poly-carbonate specimens	35
Early age autogenous shrinkage cracking risk of an ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) wall: Modelling and experimental results	35
Fracture properties of steel fiber reinforced concrete: Size effect study via mesoscale modelling approach	34
Dynamic fracturing properties of marble after being subjected to multiple impact loadings	34
Peridynamic simulation of finite elastic deformation and rupture in polymers	34
Understanding fracture mechanism and behaviour of ultra-high strength concrete using mesoscale modelling	34
Failure analysis of water-bearing sandstone using acoustic emission and energy dissipation	34
An experimental investigation into the influence of pre-existing natural fracture on the behavior and length of propagating hydraulic fracture	34
A thermo-elastic-plastic phase-field model for simulating the evolution and transition of adiabatic shear band. Part I. Theory and model calibration	34
A review on XIGA method for computational fracture mechanics applications	34
A DIC method to determine the Mode I energy release rate G, the J-integral and the traction-separation law simultaneously for adhesive joints	33
Microcracking in tensile fracture of a brittle rock	33
Validation of a stochastically homogenized peridynamic model for quasi-static fracture in concrete	33
Experimental study on Fe-SMA-to-steel adhesively bonded interfaces using DIC	32
Experimental study on mechanical properties and failure modes of pre-existing cracks in sandstone during uniaxial tension/compression testing	32
Fracture process zone (FPZ) in quasi-brittle materials: Review and new insights from flawed granite subjected to uniaxial stress	32
An extended ordinary state-based peridynamic approach for modelling hydraulic fracturing	32
Mesoscale modelling of size effect on the evolution of fracture process zone in concrete	31
Fracture toughness and crack propagation behavior of nanoscale beryllium oxide graphene-like structures: A molecular dynamics simulation analysis	31
Machine learning-based fatigue life prediction of metal materials: Perspectives of physics-informed and data-driven hybrid methods	31
A finite-discrete element based appoach for modelling the hydraulic fracturing of rocks with irregular inclusions	31
Acoustic emission, damage and cracking evolution of intact coal under compressive loads: Experimental and discrete element modelling	31
Acquisition of normal contact stiffness and its influence on rock crack propagation for the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM)	31
Shear interfacial fracture of strain-hardening fiber-reinforced cementitious composites and concrete: A novel approach	31
Effect of high temperature on mode-I fracture toughness of granite subjected to liquid nitrogen cooling	31
Experimental and theoretical fracture assessment of rock-type U-notched specimens under mixed mode I/II loading	31
Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing of hot dry rock under thermal stress	31
Fracture and failure behavior of additive manufactured Ti6Al4V lattice structures under compressive load	30
Early-age tensile constitutive relationships for steel and polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete	30
An investigation on hydraulic fracturing characteristics in granite geothermal reservoir	30
Advanced reproducing kernel meshfree modeling of cracked curved shells for mixed-mode stress resultant intensity factors	30
A comparative study of micro-mechanical models for fiber pullout behavior of reinforced high performance concrete	30
Meshfree thermomechanical crack growth simulations with new numerical integration scheme	30
A damage threshold prediction model of CFRP panel by hail impact based on delamination mechanism	29
The non-plane initiation and propagation mechanism of multiple hydraulic fractures in tight reservoirs considering stress shadow effects	29
Experimental and numerical investigation on shale fracture behavior with different bedding properties	29
Phase field simulation for fracture behavior of hyperelastic material at large deformation based on edge-based smoothed finite element method	29
Correlation between shear induced asperity degradation and acoustic emission energy in single granite fracture	29
Atomistic simulations to study crack tip behaviour in multi-elemental alloys	29
Parameter studies on the mineral boundary strength influencing the fracturing of the crystalline rock based on a novel Grain-Based Model	29
Phase field modeling of hydraulic fracturing in porous media formation with natural fracture	29
Indentation resistance of brittle auxetic structures: Combining discrete representation and continuum model	29
Research on the anisotropic fracture behavior and the corresponding fracture surface roughness of shale	29
Defect‐induced fatigue scattering and assessment of additively manufactured 300M-AerMet100 steel: An investigation based on experiments and machine learning	29
Numerical simulation analysis of vertical propagation of hydraulic fracture in bedding plane	28
Unified full-range plasticity till fracture of meta steel and structural steels	28
Mixed-mode tensile/shear fracture of the additively manufactured components under dynamic and static loads	28
Statistical damage model for dry and saturated rock under uniaxial loading based on infrared radiation for possible stress prediction	28
Mode-I fracture toughness and mechanisms of Salt-Rock gypsum interlayers under real-time high-temperature conditions	28
Auxetic behavior of Beishan granite after thermal treatment: A microcracking perspective	28
A shear constitutive model and experimental demonstration considering dual void portion and solid skeleton portion of rock	28
Numerical simulation of the fracture propagation of linear collaborative directional hydraulic fracturing controlled by pre-slotted guide and fracturing boreholes	28
Influence of in situ micro-rolling on the improved strength and ductility of hybrid additively manufactured metals	28
Sensitivity analysis of fracture energies for the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM)	28
A state-of-the-art review of crack branching	28
Damage characteristics and constitutive model of lightweight shale ceramsite concrete under static-dynamic loading	27
Stochastically homogenized peridynamic model for dynamic fracture analysis of concrete	27
Micro–macro approach of anisotropic damage: A semi-analytical constitutive model of porous cracked rock	27
Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture height layer-through propagation based on three-dimensional lattice method	27
Fracturing behaviours and AE signatures of anisotropic coal in dynamic Brazilian tests	27
Fracture toughness analysis of HCCD specimens of Longmaxi shale subjected to mixed mode I-II loading	27

Investigation of fracture process zone properties of mode I fracture in heat-treated granite through digital image correlation	27
The finite element over-deterministic method to calculate the coefficients of crack tip asymptotic fields in anisotropic planes	27
Simulating fracture in rock using a micropolar peridynamic formulation	27
A coupled crystal plasticity FEM and phase-field model for crack evolution in microstructures of 7000 series aluminum alloys	27
New insights into the fracture mechanism of flattened Brazilian disc specimen using digital image correlation	27
Fracture behavior of flax fibers reinforced earth concrete	27
An integrated macro-microscopic model for concrete deterioration under external sulfate attack	26
Hydraulic fracturing model of a layered rock mass based on peridynamics	26
Induced anisotropy in the fracturing behavior of 3D printed parts analyzed by the size effect method	26
Role of natural fractures characteristics on the performance of hydraulic fracturing for deep energy extraction using discrete fracture network (DFN)	26
A 3D Voronoi clump based model for simulating failure behavior of brittle rock	26
Multi-patch local mesh refinement XIGA based on LR NURBS and Nitsche’s method for crack growth in complex cracked plates	26
Characterising and representing small crack growth in an additive manufactured titanium alloy	26
An XFEM-VCCT coupled approach for modeling mode I fatigue delamination in composite laminates under high cycle loading	26
Prediction of Mode-I rock fracture toughness using support vector regression with metaheuristic optimization algorithms	25
Fracture mechanics of polycrystalline beryllium oxide nanosheets: A theoretical basis	25
A discrete numerical model for the effects of crack healing on the behaviour of ordinary plain concrete: Implementation, calibration, and validation	25
Peridynamic micromechanical modeling of plastic deformation and progressive damage prediction in dual-phase materials	25
Ductile damage assessment of Ti6Al4V, 17-4PH and AlSi10Mg for additive manufacturing	25
Hybrid identification method of coupled viscoplastic-damage constitutive parameters based on BP neural network and genetic algorithm	25
Effect of printing speed on tensile and fracture behavior of ABS specimens produced by fused deposition modeling	25
Phase-field modeling of hydro-thermally induced fracture in thermo-poroelastic media	25
Numerical study of mechanical properties and microcrack evolution of double-layer composite rock specimens with fissures under uniaxial compression	25
Effects of void and inclusion sizes on mechanical response and failure mechanism of AlCrCuFeNi2 high-entropy alloy	25
Analysis of delamination and heat conductivity of epoxy impregnated pancake coils using a cohesive zone model	25
Fatigue crack propagation simulation method using XFEM with variable-node element	24
A thermo-elastic-plastic phase-field model for simulating the evolution and transition of adiabatic shear band. Part II. Dynamic collapse of thick-walled cylinder	24
Size effect research of tensile strength of bamboo scrimber based on boundary effect model	24
Effect of support type on the fracture toughness and energy of asphalt concrete at different temperature conditions	24
A two-dimensional ordinary state-based peridynamic model for elastic and fracture analysis	24
Strain-rate dependent tensile behavior of railway wheel/rail steels with equivalent fatigue damage: Experiment and constitutive modeling	24
Phase transformation and interface fracture of Cu/Ta multilayers: A molecular dynamics study	24
Determination of SIFs and T-stress using an over-deterministic method based on stress fields: Static and dynamic	24
A quantitative analysis of the transition of fracture mechanisms of Ti6Al4V over a wide range of stress triaxiality and strain rate	24
Study on damage evolution and constitutive model of sandstone under the coupled effects of wetting-drying cycles and cyclic loading	24
An anisotropic cohesive fracture model: Advantages and limitations of length-scale insensitive phase-field damage models	24
Analysis of cracked functionally graded piezoelectric material using XIGA	24
Fracture in random quasibrittle media: I. Discrete mesoscale simulations of load capacity and fracture process zone	24
A comprehensive evaluation of fracture toughness, fracture energy, flexural strength and microstructure of calcium aluminate cement concrete exposed to high temperatures	24
Toward quantitative fractography using convolutional neural networks	24
A Weibull distribution-based method for the analysis of concrete fracture	24
A modified Coffin-Manson model for ultra-low cycle fatigue fracture of structural steels considering the effect of stress triaxiality	24
A novel constitutive model with plastic internal and damage variables for brittle rocks	23
Variational phase-field model based on lower-dimensional interfacial element in FEM framework for investigating fracture behavior in layered rocks	23
Application of asymmetric semi-circular bend test for determining mixed mode I + II fracture toughness of compacted soil material	23
Meso-scale mechanical properties of mudstone investigated by nanoindentation	23
Fatigue crack propagation behavior of high-strength steel under variable amplitude loading	23
Initiation and propagation of a single internal 3D crack in brittle material under dynamic loads	23
A polygon scaled boundary finite element formulation for transient coupled thermoelastic fracture problems	23
Modelling micro-cracking behaviour of granite during direct tensile test using cohesive GBM approach	23
Damage characterization of CFRP laminates using acoustic emission and digital image correlation: Clustering, damage identification and classification	22
Effect of thermal treatment on the fracture toughness and subcritical crack growth of granite in double-torsion test	22
Interaction integral method for crack-tip intensity factor evaluations of magneto-electro-elastic materials with residual strain	22
Generation of high-fidelity random fields from micro CT images and phase field-based mesoscale fracture modelling of concrete	22
Investigation of debonding growth between composite skins and corrugated foam-composite core in sandwich panels under bending loading	22
Study on the non-linear deformation and failure characteristics of EPS concrete based on CT-scanned structure modelling and cloud computing	22
Numerical assessment of the rate-dependent cracking behaviours of single-flawed rocks in split Hopkinson pressure bar tests	22
Structural health monitoring of adhesive joints under pure mode I loading using the electrical impedance measurement	22
The influence of liquid nitrogen cooling on fracture toughness of granite rocks at elevated temperatures: An experimental study	22
Effect of perforation friction on 3D In-stage multiple fracture propagation: A numerical study	22
A generalized finite element method for three-dimensional hydraulic fracture propagation: Comparison with experiments	22
Mechanical behavior and acoustic emission characteristics of intact granite undergoing direct shear	22
Thermo-chemo-mechanical cohesive zone model for cemented paste backfill-rock interface	22
Size effect in heterogeneous materials analyzed through a lattice discrete element method approach	22
Ductile fracture prediction of additive manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy based on an extended GTN damage model	22
A numerical study of acoustic emission characteristics of sandstone specimen containing a hole-like flaw under uniaxial compression	22
A phase-field regularized cohesive zone model for quasi-brittle materials with spatially varying fracture properties	21
On the effective critical distances in three-dimensional brittle fracture via a strain-based framework	21
Numerical model of CO2 fracturing in naturally fractured reservoirs	21
Exploring the influence of heterogeneity on hydraulic fracturing based on the combined finite–discrete method	21
A design method for determining fracture toughness and tensile strength pertinent to concrete sieving curve	21
Deep learning-based planar crack damage evaluation using convolutional neural networks	21
A multiscale modeling on fracture and strength of graphene platelets reinforced epoxy	21
Semicircular bending fracture test to evaluate fracture properties and ductility of cement mortar reinforced by scrap tire recycled steel fiber	21
Estimation of the fracture toughness of tungsten fibre-reinforced tungsten composites	21
A new framework based on XFEM for cracked semipermeable piezoelectric material	21
Fracture mechanics based fatigue life prediction for a weld toe crack under constant and variable amplitude random block loading—Modeling and uncertainty estimation	21
Using digital image correlation to automate the measurement of crack length and fracture energy in the mode I testing of structural adhesive joints	21
Prediction of fracture toughness in fibre-reinforced concrete, mortar, and rocks using various machine learning techniques	21
An NMM-based fluid-solid coupling model for simulating rock hydraulic fracturing process	21
Full-range behavior of FRP-to-concrete bonded joints subjected to combined effects of loading and temperature variation	21
Dynamic fracturing process of fissured rock under abrupt unloading condition: A numerical study	21
A meso-scale discrete element method framework to simulate thermo-mechanical failure of concrete subjected to elevated temperatures	21
A study of crack initiation and source mechanism in the Brazilian test based on moment tensor	21
Convolutional neural network for predicting crack pattern and stress-crack width curve of air-void structure in 3D printed concrete	20
Effect of residual stress induced by ultrasonic surface rolling on fretting fatigue behaviors of Ti-6Al-4V alloy	20
Crystal cracking of grain-gradient aluminum by a combined CPFEM-CZM method	20
Axisymmetric peridynamic analysis of crack deflection in a single strand ceramic matrix composite	20
Rock grain-scale mechanical properties influencing hydraulic fracturing using Hydro-GBM approach	20
Determination of the mixed mode I/II fracture characteristics of heat-treated granite specimens based on the extended finite element method	20
A rate-dependent cohesive zone model with the effects of interfacial viscoelasticity and progressive damage	20
Effect of thermal shock on laboratory hydraulic fracturing in Laizhou granite: An experimental study	20
Effects of graphene geometrical characteristics to the interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP laminates	20
Experimental study on the feasibility of supercritical CO2-gel fracturing for stimulating shale oil reservoirs	20
Investigating the effect of confining pressure on fracture toughness of CO2-saturated coals	20