Phase-field cohesive zone modeling of multi-physical fracture in solids and the open-source implementation in Comsol Multiphysics

WX Chen, JY Wu - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the popularity of phase-field models for fracture in purely mechanical problems, their
application to the modeling of fracture in multi-physics problems is much less reported. This …

Research on microscopic process and mechanism of modified asphalt based on phase field theory

M Liang, L Chen, Y Jiao, J Wang, X Xin, Z Chen… - … and Building Materials, 2024 - Elsevier
The study of microscopic processes in modified asphalt is crucial for road engineering but
has been challenged by difficulties and means limitations. The phase field model, on the …

Mechanical properties of rock materials with related to mineralogical characteristics and grain size through experimental investigation: a comprehensive review

W Sun, L Wang, Y Wang - Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 2017 - Springer
Mechanical properties of rock materials are related to textural characteristics. The
relationships between mechanical properties and textural characteristics have been …

Thermodynamically consistent and scale-dependent phase field approach for crack propagation allowing for surface stresses

VI Levitas, H Jafarzadeh, GH Farrahi… - International Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
A thermodynamically-consistent phase field approach for crack propagation which includes
the following novel features is presented.(1) Scale dependency was included by relating the …

Diffusion of asphaltene, resin, aromatic and saturate components of asphalt on mineral aggregates surface: molecular dynamics simulation

M Guo, Y Tan, L Wang, Y Hou - Road Materials and Pavement …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
In this research, the models of four asphalt components (asphaltene, resin, aromatics and
saturate) and five minerals (SiO2, Al2O3, CaO, MgO and Fe2O3) were constructed …

[HTML][HTML] A prototype IOT based wireless sensor network for traffic information monitoring

Y Huang, L Wang, Y Hou, W Zhang, Y Zhang - International journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
An Internet of things (IOT) based wireless sensor system, solely using wireless
accelerometers, is developed for traffic volume and vehicle classification monitoring in this …

Characterization of bitumen micro-mechanical behaviors using AFM, phase dynamics theory and MD simulation

Y Hou, L Wang, D Wang, M Guo, P Liu, J Yu - Materials, 2017 - mdpi.com
Fundamental understanding of micro-mechanical behaviors in bitumen, including phase
separation, micro-friction, micro-abrasion, etc., can help the pavement engineers better …

Improvement of evaluation indicator of interfacial interaction between asphalt binder and mineral fillers

M Guo, Y Tan, Y Hou, L Wang, Y Wang - Construction and Building …, 2017 - Elsevier
The interfacial behavior between asphalt binder and mineral fillers directly effects the
performance of asphalt mastics or asphalt mixture. However, the understanding about the …

An investigation on the aggregate-shape embedded piezoelectric sensor for civil infrastructure health monitoring

S Song, Y Hou, M Guo, L Wang, X Tong… - Construction and Building …, 2017 - Elsevier
In this paper, a new type of aggregate-shape embedded piezoelectric sensor for health
monitoring of civil infrastructures was developed. The sensor was designed by using …

On the low temperature mixed mode fracture analysis of asphalt binder–Theories and experiments

MM Mirsayar - Engineering fracture mechanics, 2017 - Elsevier
Brittle fracture of asphalt binder is studied in this paper at low temperatures and under mixed
mode crack tip deformation. A set of fracture tests are conducted by two new laboratory …