Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Article	Citations
A machine-learning fatigue life prediction approach of additively manufactured metals	186
A review of phase-field models, fundamentals and their applications to composite laminates	157
Hydraulic fracture vertical propagation behavior in transversely isotropic layered shale formation with transition zone using XFEM-based CZM method	128
A review on phase-field modeling of hydraulic fracturing	96
Corrosion fatigue lifetime assessment of high-speed railway axle EA4T steel with artificial scratch	92
Defect-based fatigue life prediction of L-PBF additive manufactured metals	81
Phase field modeling and computer implementation: A review	81
Data-driven fatigue life prediction in additive manufactured titanium alloy: A damage mechanics based machine learning framework	79
On the comparison of two mixed-mode I + III fracture test specimens	77
Failure mechanism of fractured rock and associated acoustic behaviors under different loading rates	75
A physics-informed neural network for creep-fatigue life prediction of components at elevated temperatures	74
Fracture predictions based on a coupled chemo-mechanical model with strain gradient plasticity theory for film electrodes of Li-ion batteries	72
Discrete mechanical models of concrete fracture	71
Effect of the manufacturing parameters on the tensile and fracture properties of FDM 3D-printed PLA specimens	69
Exploring hydraulic fracture behavior in glutenite formation with strong heterogeneity and variable lithology based on DEM simulation	69
Evolutionary characteristics of mode-I fracture toughness and fracture energy in granite from different burial depths under high-temperature effect	67
Anisotropic fracture and energy characteristics of a Tibet marble exposed to multi-level constant-amplitude (MLCA) cyclic loads: A lab-scale testing	63
Predictive modelling of fracture behaviour in silica-filled polymer composite subjected to impact with varying loading rates using artificial neural network	61
Effect of microwave heating on fracture behavior of granite: An experimental investigation	61
Modelling fracture process zone width and length for quasi-brittle fracture of rock, concrete and ceramics	60
Failure and mechanical behavior of transversely isotropic rock under compression-shear tests: Laboratory testing and numerical simulation	60
Experimental study on development characteristics and size effect of rock fracture process zone	58
Experimental and numerical investigation on the effects of bedding plane properties on the mechanical and acoustic emission characteristics of sandy mudstone	57
Theory and experiment on true mode II fracturing of roc	57
Long-term testing methods for HDPE pipe - advantages and disadvantages: A review	56

Laboratory investigations on failure, energy and permeability evolution of fissured rock-like materials under seepage pressures	55
Experimental and numerical investigations on crack development in 3D printed rock-like specimens with pre-existing flaws	55
An energy-based peridynamic model for fatigue cracking	55
Breakage mechanism of hard-rock penetration by TBM disc cutter after high pressure water jet precutting	54
A review of the effects of weak interfaces on crack propagation in rock: From phenomenon to mechanism	54
On the effect of stress amplitude on fracture and energy evolution of pre-flawed granite under uniaxial increasing-amplitude fatigue loads	53
Connecting the macroscopic and mesoscopic properties of sintered silver nanoparticles by crystal plasticity finite element method	53
Quasi-static loading rate effects on fracture process zone development of mixed-mode (I-II) fractures in rock-like materials	53
Machine learning-based fatigue life prediction of metal materials: Perspectives of physics-informed and data-driven hybrid methods	53
Macro-meso failure behavior of pre-flawed hollow-cylinder granite under multi-level cyclic loads: Insights from acoustic emission and post-test CT scanning	51
A fracture-based approach to characterize long-term performance of asphalt mixes under moisture and freeze-thaw conditions	50
Effects of specimen size and loading conditions on the fracture behaviour of asphalt concretes in the SCB test	50
On validating peridynamic models and a phase-field model for dynamic brittle fracture in glass	50
A hybrid numerical approach for hydraulic fracturing in a naturally fractured formation combining the XFEM and phase-field model	49
A refined thermo-mechanical fully coupled peridynamics with application to concrete cracking	49
Effects of residual stress and surface roughness on the fatigue life of nickel aluminium bronze alloy under laser shock peening	49
Effect of liquid nitrogen freeze–thaw cycle on fracture toughness and energy release rate of saturated sandstone	48
Prediction of fatigue–crack growth with neural network-based increment learning scheme	48
Interaction integral method for computation of crack parameters K–T – A review	47
Using artificial neural network to predict the fracture properties of the interfacial transition zone of concrete at the meso-scale	46
Experimental study on Fe-SMA-to-steel adhesively bonded interfaces using DIC	46
Machine learning approaches to rock fracture mechanics problems: Mode-I fracture toughness determination	46
Fracture investigation of asphalt mixtures containing reclaimed asphalt pavement using an equivalent energy approach	45
An explicit phase field model for progressive tensile failure of composites	45
A phase field numerical manifold method for crack propagation in quasi-brittle materials	44
The influence of microwave treatment on the mode I fracture toughness of granite	44
The non-plane initiation and propagation mechanism of multiple hydraulic fractures in tight reservoirs considering stress shadow effects	44
A FDEM approach to study mechanical and fracturing responses of geo-materials with high inclusion contents using a novel reconstruction strategy	44
Extended isogeometric analysis for fracture in functionally graded magneto-electro-elastic material	43
A comparative study on the crack development in rock-like specimens containing unfilled and filled flaws	43
Early age autogenous shrinkage cracking risk of an ultra-high performance concrete (UHPC) wall: Modelling and experimental results	43
Numerical study of mechanical properties and microcrack evolution of double-layer composite rock specimens with fissures under uniaxial compression	42
Novel special crack-tip elements for interface crack analysis by an efficient boundary element method	42
Fracture process zone (FPZ) in quasi-brittle materials: Review and new insights from flawed granite subjected to uniaxial stress	42
Initiation and propagation of a single internal 3D crack in brittle material under dynamic loads	42
Comparative DEM calculations of fracture process in concrete considering real angular and artificial spherical aggregates	41
Quantitative fracture analysis of hard rock containing double infilling flaws with a novel DIC-based method	41
Fracture properties of steel fiber reinforced concrete: Size effect study via mesoscale modelling approach	41
Identification of the interfacial cohesive law parameters of FRP strips externally bonded to concrete using machine learning techniques	41
Micro-cracking behavior of shale matrix during thermal recovery: Insights from phase-field modeling	40
A new fractional Nishihara-type model with creep damage considering thermal effect	40
3D meso-scale modelling of the interface behavior between ribbed steel bar and concrete	40
Efficient parameters identification of a modified GTN model of ductile fracture using machine learning	39
A time-domain stepwise fatigue assessment to bridge small-scale fracture mechanics with large-scale system dynamics for high-speed maglev lightweight bogies	39
Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracturing of hot dry rock under thermal stress	39
Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture height layer-through propagation based on three-dimensional lattice method	39
Micro–macro approach of anisotropic damage: A semi-analytical constitutive model of porous cracked rock	38
Prediction of Mode-I rock fracture toughness using support vector regression with metaheuristic optimization algorithms	37
Acquisition of normal contact stiffness and its influence on rock crack propagation for the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM)	36
Defect‐induced fatigue scattering and assessment of additively manufactured 300M-AerMet100 steel: An investigation based on experiments and machine learning	36

Sensitivity analysis of fracture energies for the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM)	35
Fracture and failure behavior of additive manufactured Ti6Al4V lattice structures under compressive load	35
Indentation resistance of brittle auxetic structures: Combining discrete representation and continuum model	35
Research on the anisotropic fracture behavior and the corresponding fracture surface roughness of shale	35
Microcracking in tensile fracture of a brittle rock	35
An experimental investigation into the influence of pre-existing natural fracture on the behavior and length of propagating hydraulic fracture	35
A state-of-the-art review of crack branching	35
Stochastically homogenized peridynamic model for dynamic fracture analysis of concrete	35
Acoustic emission, damage and cracking evolution of intact coal under compressive loads: Experimental and discrete element modelling	35
Experimental study on mechanical properties and failure modes of pre-existing cracks in sandstone during uniaxial tension/compression testing	35
Phase-field modeling of hydro-thermally induced fracture in thermo-poroelastic media	35
Atomistic simulations to study crack tip behaviour in multi-elemental alloys	34
Effect of high temperature on mode-I fracture toughness of granite subjected to liquid nitrogen cooling	34
Experimental and numerical investigation on shale fracture behavior with different bedding properties	34
A damage threshold prediction model of CFRP panel by hail impact based on delamination mechanism	34
Damage characteristics and constitutive model of lightweight shale ceramsite concrete under static-dynamic loading	34
Fracturing behaviours and AE signatures of anisotropic coal in dynamic Brazilian tests	33
Statistical damage model for dry and saturated rock under uniaxial loading based on infrared radiation for possible stress prediction	33
Mesoscale modelling of size effect on the evolution of fracture process zone in concrete	33
A shear constitutive model and experimental demonstration considering dual void portion and solid skeleton portion of rock	33
Mode-I fracture toughness and mechanisms of Salt-Rock gypsum interlayers under real-time high-temperature conditions	33
A comparative study of micro-mechanical models for fiber pullout behavior of reinforced high performance concrete	33
Fracture toughness analysis of HCCD specimens of Longmaxi shale subjected to mixed mode I-II loading	32
Early-age tensile constitutive relationships for steel and polypropylene fiber reinforced concrete	32
A finite-discrete element based appoach for modelling the hydraulic fracturing of rocks with irregular inclusions	32
Unified full-range plasticity till fracture of meta steel and structural steels	32
Shear interfacial fracture of strain-hardening fiber-reinforced cementitious composites and concrete: A novel approach	32
Effect of support type on the fracture toughness and energy of asphalt concrete at different temperature conditions	32
Mixed-mode tensile/shear fracture of the additively manufactured components under dynamic and static loads	32
Characterising and representing small crack growth in an additive manufactured titanium alloy	31
Hybrid identification method of coupled viscoplastic-damage constitutive parameters based on BP neural network and genetic algorithm	31
Effect of printing speed on tensile and fracture behavior of ABS specimens produced by fused deposition modeling	31
Comparative study on hydraulic fracturing using different discrete fracture network modeling: Insight from homogeneous to heterogeneity reservoirs	31
Parameter studies on the mineral boundary strength influencing the fracturing of the crystalline rock based on a novel Grain-Based Model	31
New insights into the fracture mechanism of flattened Brazilian disc specimen using digital image correlation	31
An XFEM-VCCT coupled approach for modeling mode I fatigue delamination in composite laminates under high cycle loading	31
Automatic surface crack detection using segmentation-based deep-learning approach	31
Prediction of fracture toughness in fibre-reinforced concrete, mortar, and rocks using various machine learning techniques	31
Hydraulic fracturing model of a layered rock mass based on peridynamics	31
Effect of fiber hybrid mode on the tension–tension fatigue performance for the pultruded carbon/glass fiber reinforced polymer composite rod	31
Influence of in situ micro-rolling on the improved strength and ductility of hybrid additively manufactured metals	31
Effect of thermal treatment on the fracture toughness and subcritical crack growth of granite in double-torsion test	30
A review on phase field models for fracture and fatigue	30
Characterization of anisotropic mode II fracture behaviors of a typical layered rock combining AE and DIC techniques	30
Induced anisotropy in the fracturing behavior of 3D printed parts analyzed by the size effect method	30
Size effect research of tensile strength of bamboo scrimber based on boundary effect model	30
Effects of void and inclusion sizes on mechanical response and failure mechanism of AlCrCuFeNi2 high-entropy alloy	30
An integrated macro-microscopic model for concrete deterioration under external sulfate attack	30
A comprehensive evaluation of fracture toughness, fracture energy, flexural strength and microstructure of calcium aluminate cement concrete exposed to high temperatures	29
Molecular interfacial shearing creep behavior of carbon fiber/epoxy matrix interface under moisture condition	29
Multi-patch local mesh refinement XIGA based on LR NURBS and Nitsche’s method for crack growth in complex cracked plates	29
Fatigue crack propagation simulation method using XFEM with variable-node element	29
Ductile damage assessment of Ti6Al4V, 17-4PH and AlSi10Mg for additive manufacturing	29
A Weibull distribution-based method for the analysis of concrete fracture	29
Fracture behavior of flax fibers reinforced earth concrete	29
The influence of liquid nitrogen cooling on fracture toughness of granite rocks at elevated temperatures: An experimental study	29
Study on damage evolution and constitutive model of sandstone under the coupled effects of wetting-drying cycles and cyclic loading	29
Strain-rate dependent tensile behavior of railway wheel/rail steels with equivalent fatigue damage: Experiment and constitutive modeling	29
Dynamic shear fracture behavior of rocks: insights from three-dimensional digital image correlation technique	29
Rock grain-scale mechanical properties influencing hydraulic fracturing using Hydro-GBM approach	28
A 3D Voronoi clump based model for simulating failure behavior of brittle rock	28
The investigation into the failure criteria of concrete based on the BP neural network	28
Analysis of delamination and heat conductivity of epoxy impregnated pancake coils using a cohesive zone model	28
Damage characterization of CFRP laminates using acoustic emission and digital image correlation: Clustering, damage identification and classification	28
Application of asymmetric semi-circular bend test for determining mixed mode I + II fracture toughness of compacted soil material	28
Structural health monitoring of adhesive joints under pure mode I loading using the electrical impedance measurement	27
A numerical study of acoustic emission characteristics of sandstone specimen containing a hole-like flaw under uniaxial compression	27
Fatigue crack propagation behavior of high-strength steel under variable amplitude loading	27
Study on mechanical properties and energy evolution of coal under liquid nitrogen freezing	27
Atomistic insights into the debonding of Epoxy–Concrete interface with water presence	27
An adaptive phase-field model with variable-node elements for fracture of hyperelastic materials at large deformations	26
On the effective critical distances in three-dimensional brittle fracture via a strain-based framework	26
Phase transformation and interface fracture of Cu/Ta multilayers: A molecular dynamics study	26
Investigation of rock breaking mechanism with TBM hob under traditional and free-face condition	26
An anisotropic cohesive fracture model: Advantages and limitations of length-scale insensitive phase-field damage models	26
Deep learning-based planar crack damage evaluation using convolutional neural networks	26
Study on the non-linear deformation and failure characteristics of EPS concrete based on CT-scanned structure modelling and cloud computing	26
A discrete numerical model for the effects of crack healing on the behaviour of ordinary plain concrete: Implementation, calibration, and validation	26
Determination of SIFs and T-stress using an over-deterministic method based on stress fields: Static and dynamic	26
A rate-dependent phase-field framework for the dynamic failure of quasi-brittle materials	25

Crystal cracking of grain-gradient aluminum by a combined CPFEM-CZM method	25
A polygon scaled boundary finite element formulation for transient coupled thermoelastic fracture problems	25
Modelling micro-cracking behaviour of granite during direct tensile test using cohesive GBM approach	25
A novel constitutive model with plastic internal and damage variables for brittle rocks	25
Generation of high-fidelity random fields from micro CT images and phase field-based mesoscale fracture modelling of concrete	25
Fracture mechanics based fatigue life prediction for a weld toe crack under constant and variable amplitude random block loading—Modeling and uncertainty estimation	25
Effect of perforation friction on 3D In-stage multiple fracture propagation: A numerical study	24
Numerical assessment of the rate-dependent cracking behaviours of single-flawed rocks in split Hopkinson pressure bar tests	24
Fracture mechanics of polycrystalline beryllium oxide nanosheets: A theoretical basis	24
Ductile fracture prediction of additive manufactured Ti6Al4V alloy based on an extended GTN damage model	24
Convolutional neural network for predicting crack pattern and stress-crack width curve of air-void structure in 3D printed concrete	24
Determination of the mixed mode I/II fracture characteristics of heat-treated granite specimens based on the extended finite element method	24
A design method for determining fracture toughness and tensile strength pertinent to concrete sieving curve	24
A rate-dependent cohesive zone model with the effects of interfacial viscoelasticity and progressive damage	24
Numerical model of CO2 fracturing in naturally fractured reservoirs	24
A new framework based on XFEM for cracked semipermeable piezoelectric material	24
A fully-discrete peridynamic modeling approach for tensile fracture of fiber-reinforced cementitious composites	24
Investigating the effect of confining pressure on fracture toughness of CO2-saturated coals	23
Research on size effect of fracture toughness of sandstone using the center-cracked circular disc samples	23
Effects of graphene geometrical characteristics to the interlaminar fracture toughness of CFRP laminates	23
Exploring the influence of heterogeneity on hydraulic fracturing based on the combined finite–discrete method	23
Using digital image correlation to automate the measurement of crack length and fracture energy in the mode I testing of structural adhesive joints	23
Dynamic fracture in CFRP laminates: Effect of projectile mass and dimension	23
Influence of natural fractures on hydraulic fracture propagation behaviour	23
Mechanical properties, failure behaviors and permeability evolutions of fissured rock-like materials under coupled hydro-mechanical unloading	23
Variational phase-field model based on lower-dimensional interfacial element in FEM framework for investigating fracture behavior in layered rocks	23
Modified cohesive zone model for soft adhesive layer considering rate dependence of intrinsic fracture energy	23
Variations in fracture toughness of SCB granite influenced by microwave heating	23
Mesoscopic damage mechanism and a constitutive model of shale using in-situ X-ray CT device	23
Residual fracture energy of concrete suffering from fatigue loading	23
Effect of residual stress induced by ultrasonic surface rolling on fretting fatigue behaviors of Ti-6Al-4V alloy	23
Overview of phase-field models for fatigue fracture in a unified framework	23
Thermo-chemo-mechanical cohesive zone model for cemented paste backfill-rock interface	22
Thermoelastic fracture analysis of functionally graded materials using the scaled boundary finite element method	22
A meso-scale discrete element method framework to simulate thermo-mechanical failure of concrete subjected to elevated temperatures	22
Research on the fracture mode and damage evolution model of sandstone containing pre-existing crack under different stress paths	22
Experimental investigation of the fracture and damage evolution characteristics of flawed coal based on electric potential and acoustic emission parameter analyses	22
Mechanical behavior and acoustic emission characteristics of intact granite undergoing direct shear	22
A multiscale peridynamic framework for modelling mechanical properties of polymer-based nanocomposites	22
Peridynamic modeling and simulations on concrete dynamic failure and penetration subjected to impact loadings	22
Interaction integral method for crack-tip intensity factor evaluations of magneto-electro-elastic materials with residual strain	22
Dynamic mechanical behaviors of interbedded marble subjected to multi-level uniaxial compressive cyclic loading conditions: An insight into fracture evolution analysis	22
Hybrid finite‑discrete element simulator based on GPGPU‑parallelized computation for modelling crack initiation and coalescence in sandy mudstone with prefabricated cross-flaws under uniaxial compress	22
Understanding the static rate dependence of early fracture behavior of cemented paste backfill using digital image correlation and acoustic emission techniques	22
The double-K fracture model: A state-of-the-art review	22
Full-range behavior of FRP-to-concrete bonded joints subjected to combined effects of loading and temperature variation	22
Three-dimensional phase-field modeling of temperature-dependent thermal shock-induced fracture in ceramic materials	22
Effects of infilling materials on mechanical behaviors and cracking process of pre-cracked rock: Insights from a hybrid continuum-discontinuum method	22
Ductile fracture properties of 16MND5 bainitic forging steel under different in-plane and out-of-plane constraint conditions: Experiments and predictions	22
Strain rate effects on the crack propagation speed under different loading modes (I, II and I/II): Experimental investigations	22
Multiscale fracture characteristics and failure mechanism quantification method of cracked rock under true triaxial compression	22
Numerical simulation of single-cluster and multi-cluster fracturing of hydrate reservoir based on cohesive element	22
Visualization study on stress evolution and crack propagation of jointed rock mass under blasting load	21
Study on the dynamic fracture properties and size effect of concrete based on DIC technology	21
Multi-phase field modeling for various fracture mechanisms in composites	21
Influence of nanoparticulate diameter on fracture toughness enhancement of polymer nanocomposites by an interfacial debonding mechanism: A multiscale study	21
A new mixed-mode fracture criterion of anisotropic rock	21
Mixed mode fracture tests and inversion of FPZ at crack tip of overlying strata in underground coal gasification combustion cavity under real-time high temperature condition	21
A study of crack initiation and source mechanism in the Brazilian test based on moment tensor	21
Changes in mechanical properties and fracture behaviors of heated marble subjected to liquid nitrogen cooling	21
Phase field model for fracture based on modified couple stress	21
Effect of thermal shock on laboratory hydraulic fracturing in Laizhou granite: An experimental study	21
Evaluation of the fracture mechanisms and criteria of bedding shale based on three-point bending experiment	21
ANSYS implementation of a coupled 3D peridynamic and finite element analysis for crack propagation under quasi-static loading	21
Effects of defects on fatigue behavior of TC17 titanium alloy for compressor blades: Crack initiation and modeling of fatigue strength	21
Fracture processes in coal measures strata under liquid CO2 phase transition blasting	21
Fracture properties of concrete exposed to different sulfate solutions under drying-wetting cycles	21
A Strain-based continuum damage model for low cycle fatigue under different strain ratios	21
Fracture toughness of coarse-grain heat affected zone of quenched and tempered CrMo steels with internal hydrogen: Fracture micromechanisms	21
Fatigue of laser powder-bed fusion additive manufactured Ti-6Al-4V in presence of process-induced porosity defects	21
A stress-based poro-damage phase field model for hydrofracturing of creeping glaciers and ice shelves	21
Study of mixed mode I/II cohesive zone models of different rank coals	20
Aging effect on the mixed-mode (I/III) fracture toughness of cement emulsified asphalt composite: Experimental and statistical investigation	20
A modified Hoek-Brown failure criterion for unsaturated intact shale considering the effects of anisotropy and hydration	20
Prediction of edge fracture during hole-flanging of advanced high-strength steel considering blanking pre-damage	20
Study on the subsurface damage depth of monocrystalline silicon in ultrasonic vibration assisted diamond wire sawing	20
Structural size effect in concrete using a micromorphic stress-based localizing gradient damage model	20
Specimen and aggregate size effect on the dynamic fracture parameters of concrete under high loading rates	20
Fracture analysis of functionally graded material by hybrid meshless displacement discontinuity method	20
Three-dimensional dynamic and quasi-static crack growth by a hybrid XFEM-peridynamics approach	20
A three-dimensional Generalized Finite Element Method for simultaneous propagation of multiple hydraulic fractures from a wellbore	20
Implementation of a J-integral based Maximum Circumferential Tensile Stress theory in DDA for simulating crack propagation	20
Adaptive analysis for phase-field model of brittle fracture of functionally graded materials	20
Endowing Griffith’s fracture theory with the ability to describe fatigue cracks	20
Bulk fracture anisotropy in Cold-Sprayed Al 6061 deposits	20
Fatigue characteristics and fracture behaviour of sandstone under discontinuous multilevel constant-amplitude fatigue disturbance	20
Damage tolerance assessment of AM 304L and cold spray fabricated 316L steels and its implications for attritable aircraft	20
Numerical and Machine learning modeling of hard rock failure induced by structural planes around deep tunnels	20
Hydraulic fracturing network modeling based on peridynamics	20
A phase-field regularized cohesive zone model for quasi-brittle materials with spatially varying fracture properties	20
A peridynamic frictional contact model for contact fatigue crack initiation and propagation	20
Finite similitude in fracture mechanics	20
Influence of single tensile overload on fatigue crack propagation behavior of the selective laser melting inconel 625 superalloy	19
Application of the virtual crack closure technique (VCCT) using tetrahedral finite elements to calculate the stress intensity factor	19
Prediction of load-CMOD curves for HMA mixtures at intermediate temperatures subjected to mixed mode loading	19