Engineering Fracture Mechanics

Article	Citations
Stiffness/constraint effects in analytical flaw assessment. A technical note	131
Crowbar Loading-A New Test Technique to Characterize Interfacial Delamination	128
A comparative study of nil-SIF-based and initial fracture toughness-based criteria for prediction of mode-I crack propagation in concrete at low temperatures	125
Meso-fracture model of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete pertinent to aggregate gradation and fiber spacing	116
Determination of the plastic J integral of ductile material using the XFEM with only Heaviside function and variable-node elements	108
Local creep damage effects on subsequent low temperature fatigue crack growth behaviour of thick-walled pressure vessels	107
Singularity analysis of linear hardening V-notch by asymptotic expansion coupled BEM	104
Use of modified Madou–Leblond model to predict crack initiation in low alloy steel specimens with different stress states	98
Development and verification of interfacial fracture energy simulation methodology for porous stacked thin films	93
Full-time domain rust expansion investigation and visual evaluation of reinforced concrete under synergistic protection	80
Elastic field for a blunt crack represented by a parabolic cavity in a generally anisotropic elastic material	77
A validated approach for probabilistic structural integrity design code implementation	77
Accurate measurement of mechanical properties of soft materials by introducing transition layers into test samples	74
Modified Williams’ crack tip solution including crack face pressure	73
Multiple edge cracks in a coated semi-infinite medium due to non-Fourier thermal shock	73
A physics-enhanced deep learning approach for prediction of stress intensity factors in bimaterial interface cracks	71
A dual-horizon peridynamic model for Reissner–Mindlin plates with arbitrary horizon sizes and shapes	66
An experimental and numerical study on the translaminar fracture of cross-ply non-crimp fabric composites	63
Stress intensity factors and T-stresses by boundary integral equations: 3D statics	62
Effect of complex stress states on creep rupture life of nickel-based superalloys: Mechanisms and modeling	62
Fracture behavior of shale containing two parallel veins under semi-circular bend test using a phase‐field method	60
Quantifying 3D crack propagation in nodular graphite cast iron using advanced digital volume correlation and X-ray computed tomography	59
Fracturing characteristics of unconfined rock plate subjected to point-plate loading	58
Improvement of low-cycle fatigue properties in electron beam powder bed fusion processed Ti-6Al-4V alloy by laser shock peening	57
OFDR distributed fiber optic blasting fracture monitoring considering fiber interfacial slip	57

Experimentally validated macro-mesoscopic simulation study on the fatigue short crack initiation and propagation in polycrystalline structure utilizing CP-XFEM	57
An innovative and sustainable methodology for fatigue characterization and design	55
Stress, Strain, or Energy? which one is superior predictor of fatigue life in notched Components? a novel Machine Learning-Based framework	54
Correlation of load drop and crack initiation criteria in fatigue life experiments of metallic materials	53
Ductile fracture prediction of HPDC aluminum alloy based on a shear-modified GTN damage model	52
LCF behavior of 2024AA under uni- and biaxial loading taking into account creep pre-deformation	52
An enhanced lattice beam element model for the numerical simulation of rate-dependent self-healing in cementitious materials	51
An extended average strain energy density criterion for predicting crack propagation of mixed mode I-II fracture in concrete	50
Analysis of mechanical properties and behaviors in HTS Roebel cable strand under tensile load	50
An investigation into the influence of variable amplitude creep-fatigue loading on plasticity-induced crack closure	49
Effect of loading waveform on the blasting crack propagation mechanism in single-hole and dual-hole blasting	48
Controllable peeling of an elastic strip on a viscoelastic substrate	48
Fracture mechanical properties and interfacial characteristics of engineered cementitious composites containing coarse aggregate	48
Capturing fracture initiation and crack propagation of car windshields	46
Propagation regimes, transition times, and approximate universality in 2D hydraulic fracture propagation with fluid lag	46
Large deformation and crack propagation analyses of hydrogel by peridynamics	46
Fatigue integrity analysis of a howitzer cannon by using a fracture mechanics approach	46
Effect of crack interaction and friction on the dynamic strength of rock-like materials with many cracks	46
Finite element analyses of rail head cracks: Predicting direction and rate of rolling contact fatigue crack growth	45
Phase-field fracture modelling of piezoelectric quasicrystals	45
Near-threshold fatigue crack propagation in a Ni-based single crystal superalloy affected by crystallographic anisotropy	45
Numerical modelling of brittle fracture using lattice particle method with applications to fluid structure interaction problems via SPH coupling	44
Plasticization-assisted slow crack growth modeling of high-density polyethylene	44
Quantitative analysis of the effect of acidification on in-situ residual fracture openings in laboratory fracturing simulation tests	44
Effect of joint density on mechanical behavior of rock mass: Insight from 3D printing tests and DEM simulation	43
Corrosion fatigue crack growth behavior of a structurally gradient steel for high-speed railway axles	43
Experimental analysis and prediction of CFRP delamination caused by ice impact	42
Adaptive isogeometric analysis–based phase-field modeling of brittle electromechanical fracture in piezoceramics	42
A state-of-the-art review of crack branching	42
Prediction of failure of hybrid composites with ultra-thin carbon/epoxy layers using the Coupled Criterion	42
Shear interfacial fracture of strain-hardening fiber-reinforced cementitious composites and concrete: A novel approach	41
Numerical simulation of hydraulic fracture height layer-through propagation based on three-dimensional lattice method	41
Comprehensive investigation of rock fracture behaviour in clay-rich rocks under the effect of temperature: Experimental study under three loading modes (I, I/II, II)	41
Fracture failure analysis of plastic fiber based on thermodynamic strength theory and experiment	41
Atomistic insights into the debonding of Epoxy–Concrete interface with water presence	41
Tearing fracture of poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/ poly(butylene succinate-co-adipate) (PBSA) cast extruded films: Effect of the PBSA content	41
Molecular investigation on temperature-dependent mechanical properties of PMMA/CNT nanocomposite	41
Fatigue cracking propagation behavior of 10CrNi3MoV steel mismatched welded joints at sub-temperature	40
Effect of printing speed on tensile and fracture behavior of ABS specimens produced by fused deposition modeling	40
Energy release rate in bimaterial specimens tested in pure modes I and II	40
Fatigue crack growth behavior of 42CrMo high-strength steel with tempered sorbite/bainite microstructures: Roles of grain and constituent in microstructures	39
Roadway fracture mechanism investigation subjected to static and blast loading under different lateral pressure coefficients	39
Fatigue crack growth in functionally graded materials using an adaptive phase field method with cycle jump scheme	39
Modeling multiple crack propagation in the material point method by J-integral methods accounting for other cracks intersecting the J contour	39
A unified estimation method for gear fatigue P-S-N curves and fatigue limits based on ensemble learning and data augmentation	39
A simple and efficient implementation of localizing gradient damage method in COMSOL for fracture simulation	38
A stress-based poro-damage phase field model for hydrofracturing of creeping glaciers and ice shelves	38
Experimental study on the influencing factors of hydraulic fracture initiation from prefabricated crack tips	38
Rate-dependent damage and failure behavior of lithium-ion battery electrodes	37
Experimental characterization and phase-field modeling of anisotropic brittle fracture in silicon	37

Fatigue characteristics and fracture behaviour of sandstone under discontinuous multilevel constant-amplitude fatigue disturbance	37
Quantifying effect of overload-induced residual stress behind crack tip on fatigue crack growth	37
Boussinesq indentation of a cracked half space: a theoretical modelling of impact induced compressive fracture	36
Augmenting the fracture toughness and structural health monitoring capabilities in Kevlar/epoxy composites using carbon nanotubes	36
Mechanical properties and healing efficiency of 3D-printed ABS vascular based self-healing cementitious composite: Experiments and modelling	36
In-situ investigation on tensile deformation and fracture behaviors of inhomogeneous microstructure during laser repair of Ti-6Al-4 V titanium alloy	36
An experimental fracture mechanics study of the combined effect of hydrogen embrittlement and loss of constraint	36
Prefabricated crack propagation in translucent alumina ceramic sheets during flame thermal shock	36
A semi-analytical method for analyzing the interactions among multiple arbitrarily shaped cracks	35
Accuracy of the predicting for creep-fatigue cyclic life based on parameters in a characteristic cycle	35
Directional development mechanism of hard rock fracture under true triaxial stress: Insights from macroscopic and microscopic fracture perspectives	35
Editorial Board	35
Predicting viscoelastic behavior and crack propagation in EPDM rubber under long-term thermal aging	35
Impact compression behaviors of 3D angle-interlock woven composites under thermo-oxidative ageing	35
A novel distribution function for modeling oxygen diffusion in functionally graded materials with cracks	35
Morphology of buoyancy-driven multiple hydraulic fractures	34
Two-dimensional integrated mixed-mode smeared crack model for simulating FRC structures	33
A unified life prediction model for 316L austenitic stainless steel under isothermal, thermomechanical fatigue and creep-thermomechanical fatigue loadings	33
In situ observation on fracture behavior of the three-phase zone of the L415/N08825 bimetallic composite pipe welded joint	33
Inverse identification of cohesive zone parameters for sintered nano-silver joints based on dynamic convolution neural network	33
Uncoupled fracture model for E250, E350, and E450 grades of structural steel under monotonic loading	33
Unified cohesive zone model (UCZM) for fracturing and fragmenting solids	33
Adaptive phase-field modeling of fracture in orthotropic composites	33
Effects of nonproportional loading and residual stress on creep crack tip fields	33
Experimental study of residual stress distribution in interfacial micro-region of SiCf/Ti17 composites via micro-slotting method	32
Machine learning method for estimating the defect-related mechanical properties of additive manufactured alloys	32
Instrumented indentation based methods to assess fracture toughness (KIC) of self-compacting concrete: Influence of water to binder (w/b) ratio and type of concrete	32
A modified 3D G-criterion for the prediction of crack propagation under mixed mode I-III loadings	31
A rate-dependent damage mechanics model for predicting plasticity and ductile fracture behavior of sheet metals at high strain rates	31
Calibration of phase-field brittle fatigue model by purposeful design of crack driving forces	31
Unravelling crack tip damage mechanisms: In-situ tensile assessment of Al-6Zn-2.1 Mg-2Cu alloy strengthened by Ti, Zr, and Sc micro-alloying	31
Fretting fatigue analysis and residual strength evaluation of railway axles containing defects of natural crack and micro-sinking	31
Fatigue crack growth under mixed mode I + II in Ti-6Al-4V specimens produced by Laser powder Bed fusion	30
Prediction of thermal shock induced cracking in multi-material ceramics using a stress-energy criterion	30
Effect of the loading rate on viscoelastic interfaces with bridging fibers	30
Cyclic-fatigue crack growth in polymer composites: Data interpretation via the Hartman-Schijve methodology	30
A finite element analysis approach to predict constraint benefits to ductile tearing initiation toughness	30
Influence of the stress history and of the Lode angle on the determination of the ductile fracture locus for two steel alloys	30
Recognition of the cracking pattern of reinforced concrete due to 3D non-uniform corrosion under vertically varying marine exposure conditions	30
A bond-augmented stabilized method for numerical oscillations in non-ordinary state-based peridynamics	30
A machine learning method for HTLCF life prediction of titanium aluminum alloys with consideration of manufacturing processes	30
Corrigendum to “Fluid-solid-phase multi-field coupling modeling method for hydraulic fracture of saturated brittle porous materials” [Eng. Fracture Mech. 286 (2023) 109231]	29
Thickness effect on cleavage fracture of ferritic sheet during in-plane impact tests	29
A mixed-element phase field method for the fracture analysis of beams	29
Research on fracture damage characteristics of loess solidified with steel slag, calcium carbide slag and metakaolin	29
Numerical modeling and experimental investigation on fatigue failure and contact fatigue life forecasting for 8620H gear	29
Crack safety analysis of coating with plastic behavior in surface-coated Zircaloy cladding	29
Experimental study and numerical simulation of transverse tensile behavior for thermoplastic glass fiber reinforced plastics	29
Fracture toughness weakening effect of high static pre-loaded CSTBD granite subjected to low frequency dynamic disturbance during the rock fracture	29
Several cracks in a functionally graded piezoelectric plane: In-plane steady harmonic loading case solved by dislocation method	29
Fracture pattern prediction with random microstructure using a physics-informed deep neural networks	29
Computation of two dimensional mixed-mode stress intensity factor rates using a complex-variable interaction integral	29
Crack propagation in anisotropic brittle materials: From a phase-field model to a shape optimization approach	28
Simulation of progressive failure process in solid rocket propellants using a phase-field model	28
Numerical simulation of localized quasi-brittle fracture with an enhanced bi-energy norm based equivalent strain	28
Statistical analysis of microstructurally small fatigue crack growth in three-dimensional polycrystals based on high-fidelity numerical simulations	28
Role of defects in fatigue performance of IN100	28
Rock fragmentation using the disc tool assisted by the prefabricated kerf: Numerical modelling based on discrete element method (DEM)	28
Fatigue behavior analysis and life evaluation method of building steel under the influence of multiple factors	28
Mode I fracture behavior of heterogeneous granite: Insights from grain-based FDEM modelling	28
Brittle crack propagation simulation based on the Virtual Element Method and	27
Peridynamic modeling of polycrystalline S2 ice and its applications	27
Analytical solution for the structural strain parameter of power-law hardening materials to evaluate low- and high-cycle fatigue life of welded components	27
Hydrogen embrittlement and bulk hydrogen: Environments and testing methodologies	27
Spherical indentation of heat-treated high strength alloys for fracture toughness measurement via modified limit load-expansion cavity model	27
A novel defect-related cyclic damage model driven by strain energy density for LPBF titanium alloy	27
Investigation of fatigue crack growth behavior and crack tip plastic zone characteristics in welded structures based on local displacement fields	27
Fracture behavior analysis of X80 girth welds considering misaligned and variable-wall-thickness geometric features via modified single-edge notched tensile (MSENT) specimens	27
Inelastic zone around crack tip in polyacrylamide hydrogel identified using digital image correlation	27
An Experimental Investigation into Fracture Resistance of Carbon Fibre Sheet Moulding Compound	27
Effect of creepages on stress intensity factors of rolling contact fatigue cracks	27
Fretting fatigue crack growth simulation and residual life assessment of railway press-fitted axle	27
Dual-actuator mixed-mode bending tests on structural adhesive joints	27
Machine learning-enabled creep life prediction model for nickel-based single crystal superalloys with consideration of structural shape effects	27
A review on fracture propagation in concrete: Models, methods, and benchmark tests	27
Inverse parameter identification framework for cohesive zone models based on multi-island genetic algorithm	26
Data-driven fatigue crack propagation and life prediction of tubular T-joint: A fracture mechanics based machine learning surrogate model	26
Fracture modeling in cracked Brazilian discs based on the topological derivative method	26
Probabilistic damage tolerance assessment method based on the multi-scale crack growth model	26
Data-driven fatigue life prediction in additive manufactured titanium alloy: A damage mechanics based machine learning framework	26

Study on constitutive model of invert-filling-shield tunnel interface based on multivariate normal distribution	26
Effect of fiber hybrid mode on the tension–tension fatigue performance for the pultruded carbon/glass fiber reinforced polymer composite rod	26
DIC-based constant amplitude and two-block loading fatigue life prediction of open hole GLARE laminate	26
Variables affecting unstable fracture load of cracked pipes under hydrogen environment	26
A peridynamic model for contact problems involving fracture	25
Spatiotemporal early prediction of rock damage in rock engineering based on infrared radiation monitoring technology	25
Effects of adherend notching on the bonding performance of composite single-lap joints	25
Influence of morpho-structural parameters on environmental stress cracking in polyethylene	25
Micromechanics-informed cohesive fracture analysis of UHPC with emphasis on the combined effect of structural size and fiber content	25
Inverse identification method for determining stress–strain curves of sheet metals at high temperatures	25
A three-dimensional (3D) micro-potential-based peridynamics model for deformation and fracture in solid materials	25
High-temperature creep rupture behavior of dissimilar welded joints in martensitic heat resistant steels	25
On effect of residual stress on fracture behavior of mandibular reconstruction plates	25
Characterization of crack-tip fields for elastoplastic fatigue crack growth Part II: Effects of crack closure and in-plane constraint	25
Fracture resistance of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced concrete containing nanoparticles at high strain rates	25
The synergistic mechanisms of fracture plugging in tight reservoirs with different lithologies: An experimental investigation	25
Simulating concrete cracking and failure under impact loading using a novel constitutive integration paradigm in non-ordinary state-based Peridynamics	25
Initial cyclic hardening behavior of cracked structures under large-amplitude cyclic loading	24
Effect of temperature and geometry on the brittle failure of an 18MND5 steel in the lower part of the ductile to brittle transition	24
Data-driven estimates of the strength and failure modes of CFRP-steel bonded joints by implementing the CTGAN method	24
Predicting ductile fracture during torsion testing using dislocation density tensor	24
Finite element modeling of deformation and fracture of advanced high strength steels dissimilar spot welds	24
Simulating quasi-static crack propagation by coupled peridynamics least square minimization with finite element method	24
Mixed mode fracture toughness of epoxy molding compound/printed circuit board interface of semiconductor packages with respect to temperature and moisture	24
A consistent ordinary state-based peridynamic formulation with high accuracy	24
An automatic procedure for calibrating the fracture parameters of fibre-reinforced concrete	24
High cycle fatigue strength of additively manufactured AISI 316L Stainless Steel parts joined by laser welding	24
A numerical framework for simulating progressive failure in composite laminates under high-cycle fatigue loading	24
Multi-scale modeling of decohesion characteristics of second phase particles from the matrix in uniaxial tension in a high strength aluminum alloy	23
Effects of bacteria-embedded polylactic acid (PLA) capsules on fracture properties of strain hardening cementitious composite (SHCC)	23
Novel semi-analytical model for solving the C*-integral of specimens with mode-I crack under various constraints	23
Static assessment of flawed notched components manufactured by L-PBF in AlSi10Mg: Experiments, computational approaches, a simplified method	23
Coupled chemical–mechanical damage modeling of hydrogen-induced material degradation	23
Characterize fracture geometry and propagation with low frequency distributed acoustic sensing strain data	23
A dynamic FEM-DEM multiscale modeling approach for concrete structures	23
Dynamic behavior of a running crack crossing mortar-granite interface with different interface inclinations	23
Crack propagation effects on the critical temperature degradation of superconducting Nb3Sn single crystal	23
Editorial VSI Fracture behavior of additively manufactured materials and structures	23
Effect of aged treatment on improving the performance of HVAF WC–Cr3C2–Ni coating on crystallization roller	23
A two-curve model for crack arrest prediction of high-grade pipeline based on Crack Tip Opening Angle	23
Graphical solutions to bond capacity and bond-slip behavior of pull-off/out joints with various adherents, adhesives, and substrates	23
Phase-field modeling of brittle fracture in functionally graded materials using exponential finite elements	23
Dynamic prediction of aluminum alloy fatigue crack growth rate based on class incremental learning and multi-dimensional variational autoencoder	23
Formulas for the critical length of mode II and III cracks emanating from circumferential U–notches	23
Study on damage evolution beneath spherical indenter through experiments and mechanism-based strain gradient crystal plastic simulations	23
A nonlinear crack bridging model for the composites with curved reinforcement	23
Fracture characterization from noisy displacement data using artificial neural networks	23
Investigation on the propagation characteristics of tensile fractures crossing interfaces within dry hot rock reservoirs based on the Brazilian split test	23
Investigation on the dynamic bond-slip behaviour between steel bar and concrete	22
Microcrack propagation under monotonic and cyclic loading conditions using generalised phase-field formulation	22
Dynamic tensile strength of rock specimens with different defect lengths	22
Cyclic loading effects on the strength and fatigue properties of argillaceous siltstone across various characteristic stress intervals	22
Sensitivity analysis of fracture energies for the combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM)	22
Research on the microstructure, mechanical and fatigue performance of 7075/6061 dissimilar aluminum alloy fusion welding joint treated by nanoparticle and post-weld heat treatment	22
Rock fracturing mechanism and arrangement of fracturing holes using hydro-mechanical splitters	22
A framework to model freeze/thaw-induced crack propagation in concrete based on a fatigue phase-field method	22
Adaptive PF-CZM for multiphysics fracture analysis in functionally graded materials	22
On the rock-cutting mechanism and vibration characteristics of TBM insert tooth cutter based on discrete element-dynamics coupling model	22
A novel approach for 3D discrete element modelling the progressive delamination in unidirectional CFRP composites	22
On plastic crack driving force in crystal-plasticity phase-field fracture model	22
Assessment of inter- and intra-granular fracture behaviors of polycrystalline LiNixCoyMn1-x-yO2 particles during a charging process	22
Influence of pores on the lifetime of die cast aluminium alloys studied by fracture mechanics and X-ray computed tomography	22
Effects of thin cladding layer and annealing treatments on mechanical properties of AISI4340 steel	22
Solving plane crack problems via enriched holomorphic neural networks	22
Microscale modeling of rate-dependent failure in thermoplastic composites under off-axis loading	22
Fracture behaviors of modified 9Cr-1Mo steels in liquid lead–bismuth eutectic immersion environment using in-situ testing technique	21
Experimental characterization of tensile and compressive translaminar fracture toughness coupling multi-physics measurements	21
Acoustic emission, damage and cracking evolution of intact coal under compressive loads: Experimental and discrete element modelling	21
Numerical study on dynamic fracture of rock-concrete bi-material Brazilian disks with a central interface crack	21
A mixed-phase-field model with competitive mechanism for quasi-brittle crack extension	21
Vickers indentation crack propagation analysis and finite element simulation verification based on the cohesive zone model in silicon carbide ceramics	21
Phase field modeling of dynamic fracture in elastoplastic composites with interfacial debonding	21
Multiaxial damage parameter evaluation by neural network-based symbolic regression	21
Mode I fracture analysis of Fe-SMA bonded double cantilever beam considering nonlinear behavior of the adherends	21
Mechanism of hydraulic fracture vertical propagation in deep shale formation based on elastic–plastic model	21
A deep learning method for damage prognostics of fiber-reinforced composite laminates using acoustic emission	21
Influence of solid solution treatment on fatigue crack propagation behavior in the thickness direction of 2519A aluminum alloy thick plates	21
Variational phase-field model based on lower-dimensional interfacial element in FEM framework for investigating fracture behavior in layered rocks	21
A random forest regression with Bayesian optimization-based method for fatigue strength prediction of ferrous alloys	21
The principle of virtual energy for predicting the strength of material structures	21
Fracture behavior and fracture surface roughness of high-temperature granite subjected to liquid nitrogen and water cooling	21
Fracture toughness evaluation of shale based on machine learning and micromechanical approach	21
Failure mechanisms and fracture patterns in rectangular concrete frustums under contact explosions	21
An experimental investigation of brittle failure mechanisms in scratch tests of rock	21
Finite element analysis of stress–strain relationship and failure pattern of concrete under uniaxial compression considering freeze–thaw action	21
Three-dimensional phase-field modeling of temperature-dependent thermal shock-induced fracture in ceramic materials	21
Modulating the fracture behavior of interface cracks via electric field gradient in flexoelectric solids	21
The cyclic R-curve method for predicting fatigue crack growth threshold based on modified strip-yield model of plasticity-induced crack closure under fully reversed loading	21
Multi-layer statistical analysis and surrogate model based fatigue crack growth reliability assessment of lifting lug structure under random load history	21
A 3D damage plastic model incorporating low-cycle fatigue effects towards predicting concrete structure failure under cyclic loading	20
The dominating dimensionless numbers of adiabatic shear localization	20
Fatigue crack growth life prediction for butt-welded joints under block spectrum loading based on the modified strip-yield model	20
Time-dependent crack propagation in concrete under constant loading	20
Effects of notch width and loading rate on the dynamic mode II fracture toughness of Ti-6Al-4V	20
Atomistic analysis of nano He bubble evolution in Al: considering stress triaxiality and Lode parameter effects	20