The phase-field method has gained much attention as a novel method to simulate fracture
due to its straightforward way allowing to cover crack initiation and propagation without …

This contribution explores three thermodynamically-consistent damage phase-field
formulations for rate-dependent dynamic fracture in viscoelastic materials. By means of a …

Fracture of materials with rate-dependent mechanical behaviour, eg polymers, is a highly
complex process. For an adequate modelling, the coupling between rate-dependent …

Fatigue crack growth is decisive for the design of thin-walled structures such as fuselage
shells of air planes. The cold rolling process, used to produce the aluminium sheets this …

The mechanical behaviors of polymer composites exhibit strong time-dependent
nonlinearities, and the tensile and compressive strengths can be vastly different. Such a …

The prediction of fracture in thin‐walled structures is decisive for a wide range of
applications. Modeling methods such as the phase‐field method usually consider cracks to …

A theoretical-computational framework is proposed for predicting the failure behavior of two
anisotropic brittle materials, namely, single crystal magnesium and boron carbide …

The phase field modeling of viscoelastic fracture can effectively predict complex crack
behavior and offer valuable insights for analyzing time-dependent failure mechanisms …

The mechanical behavior of shale exhibits pronounced time-dependent nonlinearity.
Existing phase-field models are inadequate for evaluating the fluid-driven fracture …

This work presents the development and implementation of a coupled isotropic phase field
fracture and viscoelastic computational model to simulate the fracture of freshwater …