Overview of phase-field models for fatigue fracture in a unified framework

M Kalina, T Schneider, J Brummund… - Engineering Fracture …, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

A generalised phase field model for fatigue crack growth in elastic–plastic solids with an efficient monolithic solver

Z Khalil, AY Elghazouli, E Martinez-Paneda - Computer Methods in Applied …, 2022 - Elsevier
We present a generalised phase field-based formulation for predicting fatigue crack growth
in metals. The theoretical framework aims at covering a wide range of material behaviour …

[HTML][HTML] Endowing Griffith's fracture theory with the ability to describe fatigue cracks

R Alessi, J Ulloa - Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 2023 - Elsevier
In this paper, a possible extension of Griffith's fracture theory to describe fatigue-induced
crack propagation is proposed. To this end, an energy-based model is presented, taking …

Phase-field modeling of fatigue coupled to cyclic plasticity in an energetic formulation

J Ulloa, J Wambacq, R Alessi, G Degrande… - Computer Methods in …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents a modeling framework to describe the driving mechanisms of cyclic
failure in brittle and ductile materials, including cyclic plasticity and fatigue crack growth. A …

A finite-strain phase-field description of thermomechanically induced fracture in shape memory alloys

MM Hasan, M Zhang, T Baxevanis - Shape Memory and Superelasticity, 2022 - Springer
A finite-strain, phase-field model for thermomechanically induced fracture in shape memory
alloys (SMAs), ie, fracture under loading paths that may take advantage of either the …

Phase-field modeling of crack growth under coupled creep-fatigue

F Xue, TL Cheng, Y Lei, YH Wen - International Journal of Fatigue, 2024 - Elsevier
Crack growth under coupled creep-fatigue strongly influences service life of metallic
components operating at high temperatures. However, there lack numerical models that …

A phase-field model for low-cycle fatigue of brittle materials

MM Hasan, T Baxevanis - International Journal of Fatigue, 2021 - Elsevier
A phenomenological phase-field model for the formation and growth of fatigue macro-cracks
in brittle materials is proposed. Additionally to the classical elastic stiffness degradation in …

[HTML][HTML] Phase field modeling of brittle fracture in large-deformation solid shells with the efficient quasi-Newton solution and global–local approach

Z Liu, J Reinoso, M Paggi - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2022 - Elsevier
To efficiently predict the crack propagation in thin-walled structures, a global–local approach
for phase field modeling using large-deformation solid shell finite elements considering the …

A novel micromechanics-enhanced phase-field model for frictional damage and fracture of quasi-brittle geomaterials

T You, H Waisman, WZ Chen, JF Shao… - Computer Methods in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Cracking in quasi-brittle geomaterials is a complex mechanical phenomenon, driven by
various dissipation mechanisms across multiple length scales. While some recent promising …

Simulation of ductile fracture propagation using the elastoplastic phase-field damage method calibrated by ultrasonic wave velocity measurement

X Li, G Si, C Wei, J Oh, I Canbulat - … Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining …, 2023 - Elsevier
The phase-field damage theory has become a powerful approach to estimate crack
propagation via the finite element method (FEM). The sharp crack is smeared into a diffusive …