This work presents an introduction to popular damage and fracture models along with the
major breakthroughs and the current state of the art. The theoretical and computational …

In this book, the authors bring together basic ideas from fracture mechanics and statistical
physics, classical theories, simulation and experimental results to make the statistical …

One of the major factors governing the mode of failure in disordered solids is the effective
range R over which the stress field is modified following a local rupture event. In a random …

Diverse researches try to explain, phenomenologically, the avalanche breaking in
composite materials. Most of them are based on fiber bundle model (FBM) where the failure …

A new approach is proposed to study the statistical law of avalanches due to the fracture of a
heterogeneous interface. Firstly, a discrete interface is considered as a bundle of fibers …

When a multicomponent system is suddenly loaded, its capability of bearing the load
depends not only on the strength of components but also on how a load released by a failed …

Internal fluid pressure often plays an important role in the rupture of brittle materials. This is a
major concern for many engineering applications and for natural hazards. More specifically …

This paper is target to investigate numerically failure process in composite materials by
studying intact fiber monomer density and mean elongation fibers versus different …

A rich variety of multicomponent systems operating under parallel loading may be mapped
on and then examined by employing a family of the Fiber Bundle Models. As an example …

In theory, the macroscopic fracture of materials should correspond with the thermodynamic
limit of the fiber bundle model. However, the simulation of a fiber bundle model with an …