Fully automatic modelling of mixed-mode crack propagation using scaled boundary finite element method

Z Yang - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2006 - Elsevier
The newly-developed scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) is able to calculate
stress intensity factors directly because the singularity in stress solutions at crack tips is …

Energy-based cohesive crack propagation modeling

M Xie, WH Gerstle - Journal of engineering mechanics, 1995 - ascelibrary.org
This paper presents an energy-based approach for the finite-element modeling of mixed-
mode cohesive crack propagation. This approach predicts the propagation of a quasistatic …

Energy-based automatic mixed-mode crack-propagation modeling

M Xie, WH Gerstle, P Rahulkumar - Journal of Engineering …, 1995 - ascelibrary.org
Based on an energy principle and a virtual crack extension technique, a practical finite-
element modeling approach for the automatic mixed-mode two-dimensional (2D) linear …

Fracture toughness of the stomatopod dactyl club is enhanced by plastic dissipation: A fracture micromechanics study

JQI Chua, DV Srinivasan, S Idapalapati, A Miserez - Acta Biomaterialia, 2021 - Elsevier
The dactyl club of stomatopods is a biological hammer used to strike on hard-shell preys. To
serve its function, the club must be imparted with a high tolerance against both contact …

Modeling of rock multiple fractures system with a new contact algorithm and a novel approach for complex topology construction

W Hou, PZ Pan, Z Wang - Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
Multiple fractures intersection induced by crack propagation and coalescence is extremely
significant for revealing the fracturing essence and establishing mechanical models of …

A methodology for adaptive finite element analysis: towards an integrated computational environment

GH Paulino, IFM Menezes, JB Cavalcante Neto… - Computational …, 1999 - Springer
This work introduces a methodology for self-adaptive numerical procedures, which relies on
the various components of an integrated, object-oriented, computational environment …

Application of scaled boundary finite element method in static and dynamic fracture problems

Z Yang - Acta Mechanica Sinica, 2006 - Springer
The scaled boundary finite element method (SBFEM) is a recently developed numerical
method combining advantages of both finite element methods (FEM) and boundary element …

A self-adaptive finite element approach for simulation of mixed-mode delamination using cohesive zone models

M Samimi, JAW Van Dommelen, MGD Geers - Engineering Fracture …, 2011 - Elsevier
Oscillations observed in the load–displacement response of brittle interfaces modeled by
cohesive zone elements in a quasi-static finite element framework are artifacts of the …

SINGULAR p‐VERSION FINITE ELEMENTS FOR STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR COMPUTATIONS

P Rahulkumar, S Saigal, S Yunus - International Journal for …, 1997 - Wiley Online Library
The finite element analysis of linear elastic fracture mechanics problems is complicated by
the presence of the singular and finite non‐singular stress distributions in the crack tip …

Mesh generation and refinement for FEM and BEM—a bibliography (1990–1993)

J Mackerle - Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 1993 - Elsevier
Mesh generation and refinement for FEM and BEM— A bibliography (1990–1993) -
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