Motivated by the successful implementation of the phase-field method (PFM) to simulate
complicated fracture patterns at moderate computational costs in solid materials, many …

Geological materials such as Opalinus Clay show complex coupled hydro-mechanical
behavior at laboratory and field scales. In the context of radioactive waste disposal, in-situ …

A phase-field model for crack initiation and propagation in polycrystalline materials under
thermomechanical loadings is proposed. Therefore, the thermomechanical coupling …

Among various techniques for automated construction, 3D concrete printing (3DCP) counts
as the most promising. 3D printing with concrete offers multiple advantages in cost savings …

This thesis presents novel numerical methods and a multi-scale modelling framework
tailored for advancing the phase-field fracture model with applications in linear elastic and …