The three-part paper deals with energy-minimal multiple crack propagation in a linear elastic
solid under quasi-static conditions. The principle of minimum total energy, ie the sum of the …

This paper presents a new method suitable for modelling multiple discontinuities within a
finite element. The architecture of the proposed method is similar to that of the phantom …

A model is presented that accurately describes brittle failure in the presence of cohesive
forces, with a particular focus on the prediction of non planar crack paths. In comparison with …

Softening material models are known to trigger spurious localizations. This may be shown
theoretically by the existence of solutions with zero dissipation when localization occurs and …

This paper presents a numerical study of the delamination migration in angle-ply laminates
observed in experiments reported in the literature, where the delamination originally …

We present as areas of interest for multifield fracturing thermomechanical fracturing, fluid
pressure induced isothermal and nonisothermal fracturing, fracturing due to radiation …

This paper provides a comparison between one particular phase‐field damage model and a
thick level set (TLS) damage model for the simulation of brittle and quasi‐brittle fractures …

In this paper, we are interested in the dynamical response of a material body subjected to
impact loadings. Such loadings are brutal and intense and may damage the material …

Background Two main families of methods exist to model failure of quasi-brittle structures.
The first one consists on crack based models, like cohesive zone models. The second one is …

Abstract Background The Thick Level Set model (TLS) is a recent method to delocalize local
constitutive models suffering spurious localization. It has two major advantages compared to …