Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Article	Citations
A comparative study of probabilistic and Non-probabilistic models for the stress intensity factors of embedded cracks	196
An innovative and sustainable methodology for fatigue characterization and design	157
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	128
Comparative experimental investigation on shale fracture propagation induced by high-temperature water and carbon dioxide	110
A physics-enhanced deep learning approach for prediction of stress intensity factors in bimaterial interface cracks	95
Energy storage characteristics and damage constitutive model of thermally treated granite: An experimental investigation	92
Cone cracking and fragmentation of alumina plates under high-speed penetration: Experiments and modeling	82
Effect of different CFRP strengthening methods on fracture parameters of concrete beam	81
Fracture of multilayer soft materials	79
Effect of complex stress states on creep rupture life of nickel-based superalloys: Mechanisms and modeling	78
Welding process parameters and mechanical properties of carbon fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites: Experimental and simulation analysis	76
Effect of joint density on mechanical behavior of rock mass: Insight from 3D printing tests and DEM simulation	74
Very-high-cycle-fatigue behaviour of ultrasonic-assisted TIG welded TC4 joints: Microcrack initiation and life prediction influenced by dislocations and oxides under shear stress	74
A thermodynamically consistent phase field model for damage-healing of chemically active solids	72
Uncertainties in phase-field fracture simulations of a 4-point bending experiment	70
Characterisation of mode-I fracture resistance of adhesive layers with imperfections	68
Dynamic crack velocity and fracture toughness in concrete using two full-field measurement techniques: Effect of free-water	68
Impact crack quantification analyses in 3-D angle-interlock woven composite using image segmentation method	65
Microstructure design and mechanical properties of grain-gradient graphene/aluminum composites	64
Dynamic fracture analysis of the linearly uncoupled and coupled physical phenomena by the variable-node multiscale XFEM	59
Uncertainty quantification of the failure assessment diagram for flawed steel components in BS 7910:2019	57
A digital twin approach toward unlocking elasto-plastic fatigue crack growth rates under negative load ratios	57
A comparative study of creep-fatigue life prediction for complex geometrical specimens using supervised machine learning	56
Invariant-based interpretation of anisotropic damage induced by cyclic loading	56
Development of higher-order displacement discontinuity method to simulate fatigue crack growth in brittle materials	55

Experimental investigation on concrete rock breaking performance of self-excited oscillation pulsed waterjet	55
Peridynamic simulation on hydraulic fracture propagation in shale formation	52
Atomistic insights into the debonding of Epoxy–Concrete interface with water presence	51
Experimental study on the influencing factors of hydraulic fracture initiation from prefabricated crack tips	50
Fracture behavior of SiGe nanosheets: Mechanics of monocrystalline vs. polycrystalline structure	50
An oblique circular cylinder element for 3D interfacial cracks in composites	49
Development of Virtual Internal Bond method based material model for Carbon fiber and its application to Carbon fiber reinforced epoxy system	49
Prediction of effective cohesive parameters for mode I failure behavior of LPBF Ti-6Al-4V/CFRTP interface using meso-scale modelling	49
Accurate measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials by introducing transition layers into test samples	48
Fracture resistance of shape memory alloys under thermomechanical loading	48
An improved life prediction strategy at elevated temperature based on pure creep and fatigue data: Classical strain controlled and hybrid stress–strain controlled creep-fatigue test	46
Study on rock fracture mechanism based on the combustion and explosion characteristics of high-energy expansive agent	46
Revealing the influences of strain amplitudes on hybrid stress–strain controlled creep-fatigue interaction responses for 9 %Cr steel	45
An adaptive coupling of PD-CCM model involving a viscoelastic constitutive relation for quasi-brittle material dynamic failure	44
Coupling effect of braided structure and thermo-oxidative aging on torsional damages of 3-D braided composite tubes	44
Introducing a novel LLD-CMOD equivalence fracture model for quasi-brittle materials exposed to three-point bending	44
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	44
Fracture toughness of electron-beam-welded parts of super-thick TC4-DT Ti alloy for aeronautical use	43
Fracture resistance characteristics of mild steel under mixed mode I-II loading	42
Development of a damage viscoelastic model using the thick level set approach to fracture: 1D modeling and comparison to uniaxial tension stress tests on bituminous specimens	42
Failure probability prediction of delamination under cyclic loading in composite laminates using cohesive interface elements	41
Nonlinear mechanical response and residual tearing strength of flexible composite sheet with single edge-crack under uniaxial tension	41
Effects of shear rates on the damaging behaviors of layered rocks subjected to direct shear: Insights from acoustic emission characteristics	41
Experimental and numerical investigation of model I dynamic fracture toughness of 95W-3.5Ni-1.5Fe alloy using the semi-circular bend specimens	41
Editorial Board	41
Fracture analysis of a curved crack in a piezoelectric plane under general thermal loading	40
Fracture behavior of Alumina-Tricalcium phosphate-Titania composites for bone tissue reconstruction	39
A modified cyclic cohesive zone model for fatigue crack initiation prediction for mooring chain steels	39
Determination of critical energy flux for filled elastomer based on global energy balance and J-Integral	39
Preface: Recent advances in fracture research of materials and structures	39
Interaction between a crack and a circular liquid inclusion	38
Constitutive model for corrosion fatigue crack growth in 3D parts	38
A peridynamic study on the effects of surface topography on rolling contact fatigue	37
Force-vector state-based nonlocal lattice model for simulating cracking behaviors of quasi-brittle materials	37
Fatigue crack growth behavior of 42CrMo high-strength steel with tempered sorbite/bainite microstructures: Roles of grain and constituent in microstructures	36
Investigation on Beremin parameters based on the toughness scaling model	36
Nanofracture of graphyne family with geometrical distortions of crack fronts	36
Quantitative analysis of the effect of acidification on in-situ residual fracture openings in laboratory fracturing simulation tests	35
Fracture mechanisms of additively manufactured polylactide: Effect of in vitro hydrolytic degradation	35
Effects of bedding planes on the fracture characteristics of coal under dynamic loading	35
The effect of high temperature on the fracture damage of loess	35
Propagation regimes, transition times, and approximate universality in 2D hydraulic fracture propagation with fluid lag	35
Modeling of progressive debonding of interphase- matrix interface cracks in particle reinforced composites using VCFEM	35
Creep constitutive model of rock based on strength time-dependent characteristics	35
Novel bi-layer beam elements for elastic fracture analysis of delaminated composite beams	35
Prediction of failure of hybrid composites with ultra-thin carbon/epoxy layers using the Coupled Criterion	35
Numerical simulation and experimental study on the effect of bond strength on the formability of steel/aluminum composite panels	34
A novel method for the determination of the interface strength with coarse meshes for laminated composite materials	34
An investigation into the influence of variable amplitude creep-fatigue loading on plasticity-induced crack closure	34
Impact characteristics of rock breaking using a conical pick assisted with abrasive slurry jet	34

On the significance of transition behavior in fatigue crack growth	34
Fracture analysis of a non-homogeneous coating structure with dual interfaces under thermal shock	33
Simulation of crack propagation in solder layer of IGBT device under temperature shock by viscoplastic phase field method	33
Crack initiation and growth in 316LN stainless steel: Experiments and XFEM simulations	33
A two-level nesting smoothed extended meshfree method for dynamic fracture analysis	33
Mixed-mode fracture study of Mode-I + III and II + III loading conditions in AA7085 using a new fixture	33
An experimental and numerical study on the translaminar fracture of cross-ply non-crimp fabric composites	32
Hydraulic fracturing performance analysis by the mutual information and Gaussian process regression methods	32
Analytical computation of stress intensity factor for active material particles of lithium ion batteries	32
Numerical investigation of damage and ignition behaviors of PBX under punch loading	32
Kinematic estimation of fracture mechanics parameter with automatic crack-tip identification	32
Crack propagation in filled elastomers: 3D study of mechanisms involving the filler agglomerates	31
The experimental and numerical investigation of fracture behaviour in PMMA notched specimens under biaxial loading conditions – Tension with torsion	31
Flaw sensitivity of bacterial cellulose hydrogel under monotonic and cyclic loadings	31
A novel three-dimensional modified Griffith failure criterion for concrete	31
Strain-Based damage model for ductile tearing simulation under combined tensile and shear modes	31
Criterion for void nucleation by particle debonding in metals obtained from molecular dynamics simulations	31
Failure prediction of irregular arranged multi-bolt composite repair based on finite fracture mechanics model	31
In-situ damage mechanism investigation and a prediction model for delamination with fibre bridging in composites	31
Evaluation of T-stress in an infinite plate with double-crack under compression and shear	31
On the interfacial behavior of two-dimensional decagonal quasicrystal films with an adhesive layer due to thermal misfit	31
Two different phase field models of the explicit material point method for brittle dynamic fracture	31
Solutions and applications of 3D elastic–plastic constraint parameters for clamped single edge notched tension (SENT) specimens	30
Effect of aging temperature on energy dissipation and high-cycle fatigue properties of FV520B stainless steel	30
Variations in fracture toughness of SCB granite influenced by microwave heating	30
Stiffness/constraint effects in analytical flaw assessment. A technical note	29
Criterion of local symmetry visualized in small eccentric single edge notched bend (E-SENB) rock specimens	29
Coupling model for the gradient loading creep behavior of nickel-based single-crystal superalloys	29
Determination of the residual stress in texture Cu-Ni-Si-Co alloy with HEXRD	29
Mechanical behavior of CP-Ti at high strain rates and under stress triaxiality	29
Microstructure-based polycrystalline finite element modeling of Inconel X-750 irradiated in a CANDU reactor	29
Testing method of critical energy release rate for interfacial mode II crack	29
Effect of lattice distortion and grain size on the crack tip behaviour in Co-Cr-Cu-Fe-Ni under mode-I and mode-II loading	29
Effects of foreign object damage on high-cycle fatigue behavior of Inconel Alloy 690TT steam generator tubes	28
Singularity analysis of linear hardening V-notch by asymptotic expansion coupled BEM	28
Analyses of KOP relationship to threshold Kmax,th	28
A dual-horizon peridynamic model for Reissner–Mindlin plates with arbitrary horizon sizes and shapes	28
ZK61m magnesium alloy plate thickness effect on the impact characteristics of blunt projectiles experimental and numerical simulation studies	28
Fracture behavior and energy efficiency of silica under a tensile load using molecular dynamics	28
An experimental analysis of crack terminating perpendicular to the bimaterial interface under varying mode mixities	28
Quantifying effect of overload-induced residual stress behind crack tip on fatigue crack growth	28
Fracture toughness evaluation of Ni2MnGa magnetic shape memory alloys by Vickers micro indentation	27
Closed form second order energy release rate in a cracked elastic beam	27
Time-varying reliability analysis based on improved toughness exhaustion model and probability density evolution method to predict fatigue damage life	27
Low-cycle fatigue performance and life prediction of a P/M nickel-based superalloy with artificial surface defect at elevated temperature	27
Regarding fracture plane with minimum toughness and fracture anisotropy associated with elongated grain boundaries in ultra-fine-grained Cu	27
Multiaxial fatigue life prediction of notched specimens based on multidimensional grey Markov theory	27
Critical-distance fatigue analysis of limiting cases of ellipsoidal cavities	26
Semi-analytical constitutive model of cracked plies based on linear elastic fracture mechanics	26
Simulation of crack closure effect on cracked beam vibrations	26
On the high fracture toughness of wood and polymer-filled wood composites – Crack deflection analysis for materials design	26
Crack propagation at the interface between viscoelastic and elastic materials	26
Numerical investigation of fracture interference effects on multi-fractures propagation in fractured shale	26
Fatigue failure criterion of materials with static constitutive curve as the limit value	26
On the applicability of rate-dependent cohesive zone models in low-velocity impact simulation	25
Fatigue limit evaluation via infrared thermography for a high strength steel with two strength levels	25
An enhanced lattice beam element model for the numerical simulation of rate-dependent self-healing in cementitious materials	25
Experimental evaluation of cohesive laws components of mixed-mode I + II fracture characterization of cortical bone	25
A validated approach for probabilistic structural integrity design code implementation	25
Plasticity damage self-consistent model incorporating stress triaxiality and shear controlled fracture mechanisms – Model verification and validation	25
Fracture behavior of shale containing two parallel veins under semi-circular bend test using a phase‐field method	24
Editorial Board	24
A simple and efficient implementation of localizing gradient damage method in COMSOL for fracture simulation	24
Experimental investigation on Mode I crack growth and damage mechanism of sandstone subjected to cyclic loading	24
High resolution and real-time measurement of 2D fatigue crack propagation using an advanced digital image correlation	24
Determination of singular and higher order non-singular stress for angularly heterogeneous material notch	24
An experimental-numerical screening method for assessing environmentally assisted degradation in high strength steels	24
A fractal crazing constitutive model of glassy polymers considering damage and toughening	24
Tension-shear extension criteria used in PFC2D to reveal a brittle failure of rock bridges in rock slopes with stepped joints	24
Application of strain energy based approach for evaluation of fatigue crack growth retardation effect under random overload	24
Extended Powell–Sabin finite element scheme for linear elastic fracture mechanics	24
Influence of the material inhomogeneity effect on the crack growth behavior in fiber and particle reinforced composites	24
Response characteristics of acoustic emission signal and judgment criteria for different fracture modes	24
An analytical model for thermoelastic crack problems in a strip incorporating convective heat transfer between lateral surfaces and ambient environment	24
A nodal-based Lagrange multiplier/cohesive zone approach for three-dimensional dynamic crack simulations of quasi-brittle materials	23
Determination of fracture parameters for propellant/liner interface affect zone through measuring J-integral	23
Assessing fracture toughness of vintage and modern X65 pipeline steels under in situ electrochemical hydrogen charging using advanced testing methodology	23
Prefabricated crack propagation in translucent alumina ceramic sheets during flame thermal shock	23
Elastic field for a blunt crack represented by a parabolic cavity in a generally anisotropic elastic material	23
Extraction of crack closure component from threshold stress intensity	23

An experimental fracture mechanics study of the combined effect of hydrogen embrittlement and loss of constraint	23
Using acoustic emission technique for structural health monitoring of laminate composite: A novel CNN-LSTM framework	23
Fatigue integrity analysis of a howitzer cannon by using a fracture mechanics approach	23
Effect of crack interaction and friction on the dynamic strength of rock-like materials with many cracks	23
A new interpretation of mode I interlaminar fracture in layered materials	23
Vibration and fatigue crack growth of a ferromagnetic and rectangular cracked plate subjected to a transverse magnetic field	23
Crowbar Loading-A New Test Technique to Characterize Interfacial Delamination	23
An elastic-constant stress cohesive zone model for an orthotropic piezoelectric actuator adhesively bonded to a substrate	23
Optimization of the essential work of fracture method for characterization of the fracture resistance of metallic sheets	23
Effect of natural defects on the fracture behaviors and failure mechanism of basalt through mesotesting and FDEM modeling	23
Large deformation and crack propagation analyses of hydrogel by peridynamics	22
A novel non-linear peridynamic model for quasi-brittle materials under cyclic loading	22
A method for modelling arbitrarily shaped delamination fronts with large and distorted elements	22
A constraint correction method based on use of a single test specimen	22
Numerical investigation on spall fracture in metallic materials due to laser shock peening via phase field approach to fracture	22
A microstructure-based constitutive model for creep rate and damage of oxide dispersion strengthened high-entropy alloy	22
An improved peridynamic model for mechanical behavior of steel-concrete interface	22
Investigating the effects of steel strength and tensile overload level on fatigue crack growth performance	22
Experimental analysis and prediction of CFRP delamination caused by ice impact	22
Growth characteristics of stress corrosion cracking in high-strength 7075 aluminum alloy in sodium chloride solutions	22
Creep life modelling of nickel-based single crystal superalloy DD6 with MCrAlY coating	22
Peridynamics thermomechanical coupling simulation of damage in engineered cementitious composite-concrete bonding specimens under high temperature	22
A higher-order asymptotic solution for 3D sharp V-notch front tip fields in creeping solids	22
Energy release rate in bimaterial specimens tested in pure modes I and II	22
Stress intensity factors for external corrosions and cracking of buried cast iron pipes	21
Shear interfacial fracture of strain-hardening fiber-reinforced cementitious composites and concrete: A novel approach	21
Numerical analysis on failure of sheet metals with non-ordinary state-based peridynamics	21
The energy dissipation during fatigue crack growth in metallic materials	21
Corrosion fatigue behavior and life prediction of railway axle EA4T alloy steel with artificial indentation	21
Effect of surface elasticity on transient elastic field around a mode-III crack-tip under impact loads	21
Statistical learning of small data with domain knowledge --- sample size- and pre-notch length- dependent strength of concrete	21
Influence of moisture content and intermediate principal stress on cracking behavior of sandstone subjected to true triaxial unloading conditions	21
In-situ experimental and numerical investigation on fatigue crack growth in perfluorosulfonic-acid membrane with overloading effect	21
Fatigue strength and life assessment of L-PBF 316L stainless steel showing process and corrosion related defects	21
Thermomechanical fatigue and fracture behaviours of welded joints at various temperatures	21
Experimental characterization and phase-field modeling of anisotropic brittle fracture in silicon	21
Numerical modelling of brittle fracture using lattice particle method with applications to fluid structure interaction problems via SPH coupling	21
Analysis of the fully-reversed creep-fatigue behavior with tensile-dwell periods of superalloy DZ445 at 900 °C	21
Prediction of load-CMOD curves for HMA mixtures at intermediate temperatures subjected to mixed mode loading	21
Fatigue crack growth behavior of titanium with oxygen impurities: Experiments and modeling	21
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	21
Simulation of cracking processes of the rectangular cavern surrounding rock based on a continuum–discontinuum method	20
Mode-I fracture crack growth behaviors of 3-D angle interlock woven composites under low-velocity wedge-loaded impact	20
Characterization of fracture toughness for surface-modified layer of 18CrNiMo7-6 alloy steel after carburizing heat treatment by indentation method	20
Biaxial behaviour of concrete and its failure mechanics under quasi-static and dynamic loading: A numerical study	20
Experimental and numerical investigation on ballistic penetration performance of TC4-Al3Ti layered composites by hot rolling	20
An adaptive SBFEM based on a nonlocal macro/meso damage model for fracture simulation of quasibrittle materials	20
Vibration fatigue of film cooling hole structure of Ni-based single crystal turbine blade: Failure behavior and life prediction	20
Plasticization-assisted slow crack growth modeling of high-density polyethylene	20
The microscopic mechanism of size effect in silica-particle reinforced silicone rubber composites	20
Quantitative characterization of crack propagation behavior under the action of stage-by-stage fracturing induced by SC-CO2 fluid	20
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	20
Experimental and numerical investigation on the failure behaviors of laminates with various shaped cutouts under tensile loading	20
Coupling effects of loading rate and temperature on mode I dynamic fracture characteristics of ductile cast iron	20
Fracture behaviour of reaction-bonded silicon carbide-boron carbide using digital image correlation	20
Crack deflection and crack paths in anisotropic aluminum alloy AA7010-T7452: Uncertainties and stochastic aspects	20
Multiple edge cracks in a coated semi-infinite medium due to non-Fourier thermal shock	20
Mechanical properties and healing efficiency of 3D-printed ABS vascular based self-healing cementitious composite: Experiments and modelling	20
A microstructure-based modeling of delayed hydride cracking in Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube material	20
Classical fatigue theory informed phase-field model for high-cycle fatigue life and fatigue crack growth	20
Fatigue crack growth in functionally graded materials using an adaptive phase field method with cycle jump scheme	20
Dynamic response and constitutive model for coal-rock composite material subjected to impact loading	20
Uniaxial constitutive models for wood under cyclic compression loads with varying loading orientations	19
Effect of loading waveform on the blasting crack propagation mechanism in single-hole and dual-hole blasting	19
Application of the 3D DEM in the modelling of fractures in pre-flawed marble specimens during uniaxial compression	19
Test method for fracture toughness GIC based on ubiquitiform theory	19
Modified Williams’ crack tip solution including crack face pressure	19
Effect of printing speed on tensile and fracture behavior of ABS specimens produced by fused deposition modeling	19
A strain gage technique for measuring the mode II stress intensity factors	19
Study on the failure mechanism in shale-sand formation based on hybrid finite-discrete element method	19
Determination of SIFs and T-stress using an over-deterministic method based on stress fields: Static and dynamic	19
Fatigue strength of rebars embedded in concrete—A numerical approach	19
Fatigue crack propagation in carbon steel using RVE based model	19
The importance of plasma paste boriding parameters for thickness, nanomechanical properties, residual stress distribution and fracture toughness of layers produced on Nimonic 80A-alloy	19
Correlation of load drop and crack initiation criteria in fatigue life experiments of metallic materials	19
A finite element implementation of phase-field approach of fracture for nonlinear solid shells including inelastic material behavior	19
Synthesis, characterization, and modelling the behavior of in-situ ZrO2 nanoparticles dispersed epoxy nanocomposite	19
Adaptive phase-field modeling of brittle fracture using a robust combination of error-estimator and markers	19
Deep learning-based planar crack damage evaluation using convolutional neural networks	19
Roadway fracture mechanism investigation subjected to static and blast loading under different lateral pressure coefficients	19
Mixed-mode fracture analysis of CORC cables with double-edge cracks under tension and torsion	19
Experimental study on mode I fracture characteristics of compacted bentonite clay	19
Extension of the GISSMO fracture model for thin-walled structures under combined tensile and bending loads	18
Effects of defects on fatigue behavior of TC17 titanium alloy for compressor blades: Crack initiation and modeling of fatigue strength	18
Development and verification of interfacial fracture energy simulation methodology for porous stacked thin films	18
A strain transmissibility-based analysis approach for operational modal of concrete dam under nonstationary excitation	18
Development of Johnson-Cook-Distinct Lattice Spring Model and its application in projectile penetration into metal targets	18
Simulation of ductile-to-brittle transition combining complete Gurson model and CZM with application to hydrogen embrittlement	18
Failure modeling of concrete: A peri-dynamical approach with bond-based correspondence to bi-scalar damage model	18
A rate-dependent crack bridging model for dynamic fracture of CNT-reinforced polymers	18
Coupling algorithm of cavity expansion theory and finite element for penetrating reinforced concrete	18
Crack growth stabilization in the eccentric three-point end-notched flexure test of solid wood using side-grooved samples	18
Experimental study on fracture properties of heat-treated granite in I-II mixed mode suffered from water and liquid nitrogen cooling methods	18
A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	18
Fracture behavior and fracture surface smoothness of rock-like model subjected to axial decoupling spherical charging	18