Ductile damage and fracture prediction in real size structures subjected to complex loading
conditions has been of utmost interest in the scientific and engineering community in the …

Understanding the deformation and failure mechanisms in single point incremental forming
(SPIF) is of great importance for achieving improved formability. Furthermore, there will be …

The present paper deals with the identification of the parameters of a generalized GTN
model and the characterization of ductile damage for a high carbon steel by both X-ray micro …

In this work, a new finite element framework is developed and applied to the study and
modeling of ductile fracture mechanisms at the microscale. More particularly, a body-fitted …

Damage growth and ductile fracture prediction is still an open question for complex stress
state applications. A lot of models, both phenomenological and micromechanical, have been …

Damage to fracture transition has become a popular topic in the ductile fracture scientific
community. Indeed, the transition from a damage continuous approach to a discontinuous …

A finite strain shear modified Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman (GTN) model based on
multiplicative elastoplasticity, together with its implementation details, is presented. This …

The paper discusses numerical analysis of tensile notched specimens with the use of
Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman (GTN) material model. The analysis concerned S235JR …

In this work we present a simple and convenient method for handling tensors within
computational mechanics frameworks based on the Kelvin decomposition. This …

The modeling of ductile damage in engineering metallic materials is an essential step in a
design process. In this paper, a mixed finite element formulation is developed to predict …