Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics

Papers
(The median citation count of Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics is 4. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-03-01 to 2025-03-01.)
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Fracture mechanics analysis of bimaterial interface cracks using an enriched method of fundamental solutions: Theory and MATLAB code98
An assessment of the fracture parameters of ultra-high-performance fiber-reinforced geopolymer concrete (UHPFRGC): The application of work of fracture and size effect methods94
A customized shear traction separation law for cohesive zone modelling of creep loaded ENF adhesive joints78
Further investigation of J-CTOD relationship for clamped SET specimens based on finite element analyses – Part I: Homogeneous materials75
Applying the new experimental midpoint concept on strain energy density for fracture assessment of composite materials74
Solutions of crack constraint parameter in 3D models − I: Through curve shape similarity71
A remaining multiaxial ductility-based fracture toughness prediction model for metallic alloys66
Several cracks in an orthotropic hollow cylinder coated by an MEE layer under torsion62
Isogeometric boundary element method for isotropic damage elastic mechanical problems62
An investigation on the crack growth in aluminum alloy 7075-T6 under cyclic mechanical and thermal loads59
A mixed-mode dependent interface and phase-field damage model for solids with inhomogeneities58
A novel very-high-cycle-fatigue life prediction model with interior microstructure induced cracking behavior of Inconel-713C superalloy at 25 °C, 750 °C and 1000 °C57
Stress intensity factor by combined perturbation method and universal weight functions54
The investigation of reasonable range of initial load of low-cycle fatigue cropping for notched bars53
Effects of temperature on tensile and fracture performance of Ti6Al4V alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion52
Numerical frameworks for fretting fatigue life analysis: Modeling, validation and experimental comparison51
Crack detection in l-shaped aluminum plate via electromagnetic ultrasonic measurements50
Global energy release rate of small penny-shaped cracks in hyperelastic materials under general stress conditions50
Measurement of the interfacial strain energy release rate of adhesively bonded structures with metallic substrates before and after water ageing46
Evaluation of fracture behavior of Yellow River ice based on three-point bending test and PSO-BP model46
Extension of the peak stress method to estimate the fatigue limit of welded joints by means of the cyclic R-curve method44
Quantitative analysis of the correlation between geometric parameters of pits and stress concentration factors for a plate subject to uniaxial tensile stress43
Analysis of stop-hole effects on mode I-II fatigue crack behavior for Q420 steel using experiments, FEM and variable length RNN approaches42
Thermoplastic fracture characteristics of granite suffering thermal shocks42
Ultra-low cycle fatigue (ULCF) in fibre-reinforced concrete beams42
Composition optimization of PMMA base denture reinforced with different percentages of Nano Hydroxyapatite and alumina particles to obtain highest KIc and KIIc values using hybrid IWO/PSO algorithm42
The effect of plasma treatment on the mode II interlaminar fracture toughness of Glass/Epoxy laminates42
Experimental research on the mechanical and acoustic emission properties of layered sandstone during tensile failure41
Dynamic behaviour of multi-layer composite against single and multiple projectile impact loading41
The effect of stepped notches and recesses on joint strength in adhesive bonded joints: Experimental and numerical analysis41
Comparative analysis of the effects of aggregates and fibres on the fracture performance of lightweight aggregate concrete based on types I and II fracture test methods40
Mixed mode fracture of polyolefin fibre reinforced concrete39
Investigation of the fracture characteristics of granite and green sandstone under different thermal treatments39
A new creep-fatigue interaction damage model and CDM-XFEM framework for creep-fatigue crack growth simulations39
Dynamic deformation and fracture surface investigation of rolled homogenous armor steel through Charpy impact testing38
A new method to determine the crack closure stress based on stress difference38
A comparison between FEM predictions and DIC results of crack tip displacement field in CT specimens made of titanium38
Sustainable crumb rubber modified asphalt mixtures based on low-temperature crack propagation characteristics using the response surface methodology38
Fracture parameters and crack initiation Assessment Employing Mixed-mode I/II Fracture Criterion in Laminate Composites Using Digital Image Correlation Method36
Optimal shot peening residual stress profile for fatigue36
Investigation of T-stress and tensile strength effect on crack tip conditions and crack initiation angle in off-axis laminate composite36
Laminated FRP composite patch design for arresting joint fractures (Adhesion/cohesion) in resin-infilled centrally inclined V-notched Al-6061-T6 plate36
A generally variational phase field model of fracture35
Fracture characteristics and energy evolution analysis of pre-cracked granite under uniaxial compression based on a 3D-Clump model35
Thermomechanics of damage in brittle solids: A peridynamics model35
Effects of gas-pore sizes and locations on fatigue failure: A peridynamic study34
Material point method to simulate the evolution characteristics of loading damage in fractured sandstone33
Mechanical behavior of anchored rock with an infilled joint under uniaxial loading revealed by AE and DIC monitoring33
In-plane stress analysis of multiple parallel cracks in an orthotropic FGM medium under time-harmonic loading33
Mechanical behavior of en-echelon joints under cyclic shear loading conditions: Roles of joint persistence and loading conditions32
A mixed phase-field fracture model for crack propagation in punctured EPDM strips32
Special Issue on Advances in understanding and modelling the micromechanisms of fracture and fatigue32
Stress intensity factors and T-stresses for periodic array cracks: 3D static and dynamic32
Approximation method for arbitrary-shaped stress concentration source; application of physical and mathematical approximations of arbitrary parent–child notch32
An adaptive pseudo-lower bound limit analysis for fracture structures32
Exploring the stress concentration factor in additively manufactured materials: A machine learning perspective on surface notches and subsurface defects32
Editorial Board32
Influence of debonding and substrate plasticity on thin film multicracking31
Correlating R-ratio effects on FCG behavior using ΔKd function31
A comprehensive investigation of the formulations of the interaction integral method for the evaluation of stress intensity factors of three-dimensional cracks in functionally graded materials31
Editorial Board31
Study of tensile crack growth in rock-like materials under punch shear test30
A critical review of common models in hydraulic-fracturing simulation: A practical guide for practitioners30
The incurved Brazilian disc as an alternative to the standardized Brazilian disc test30
Multiple potential drop measurement – A new method for crack detection and crack length measurement30
Peridynamic model for microballistic perforation of multilayer graphene30
Rotation and deflection of 3D principal stress axes induced by a prefabricated single flaw in sandstone: A numerical investigation based on DEM30
Mechanical characteristics and damage model for rock-like specimen with two parallel grout-filled cracks29
Mechanical characterization of intermittent weak interlayer based on DIC and acoustic emission technique29
Effects of 2D&3D nonparallel flaws on failure characteristics of brittle rock-like samples under uniaxial compression: Insights from acoustic emission and DIC monitoring29
Reliability analysis of fatigue crack growth in shallow shell structures using the Dual Boundary Element Method29
Investigation on the interaction evolution and growth behavior of multiple cracks under fatigue loading29
Investigation of dynamic fracture in VASCT samples under the effect of different loading modes29
The energy approach to fatigue crack growth of S355 steel welded specimens subjected to bending29
Influence of load ratio on fatigue life assessment of AZ31B magnesium alloy under different temperatures29
Fatigue and fracture behaviour of Friction Stir Welded AA-2024-T351 joints29
Experimental study on acoustic emission and surface morphology characteristics of concrete under different fracture modes28
Photoelastic analysis of crack terminating at an arbitrary angle to the bimaterial interface under four point bending28
Effect of SCB specimen size on mode I fracture parameters of asphalt concrete at low and intermediate temperatures28
Mode II fracture tests on asphalt concrete at different temperatures using semi-circular bend specimen loaded by various types of supports28
Orientation effects on the fracture behaviour of additively manufactured stainless steel 316L subjected to high cyclic fatigue28
Mechanical behavior and fracture mechanism of red-bed mudstone under varied dry-wet cycling and prefabricated fracture planes with different loading angles28
Assessing notch fatigue performance of aluminium alloy AA2024-T4 after uni-axial and equi-biaxial tensile pre-straining: Experimental observations and predictive models28
Assessing fracture behavior in Composite-Metal bonded joints under opening and sliding Modes: Insights from Experiments, CZM, and FEA28
Strain localization and cracking behavior of sandstone with two gypsum-infilled parallel flaws27
A double compliances method for determination of the ELS mode II interlaminar fracture toughness without measuring the growing crack length27
Influence of loading rate on the mode II fracture characteristics of SCC samples: Experiments and numerical simulations27
Effect of the surface morphology of 3D printed titanium substrates on the mode I fracture toughness of metal-metal and metal-composite bonded joints27
Effect of prefabricated flaw angle on the mechanical properties and failure characteristics of stratified cemented tailings backfill27
Improved probabilistic design method to quantify the fracture properties of roller compacted concrete27
Experimental study of type-I crack propagation in rock monitored by fiber Bragg grating27
Peridynamic modeling of delaminations in laminated composite beams using refined zigzag theory27
Fracture assessment of blunt V-notched 3D-printed ABS: Proposing a new specimen for testing and different criteria for prediction27
Crack onset in stretched open hole PMMA plates considering linear and non-linear elastic behaviours27
Hydrogen assisted crack initiation in metals under monotonic loading: A new experimental approach26
Fracture parameters calibration and validation for the high strength steel based on the mesoscale failure index26
Dislocation creep modelling of Sanicro 25 based on microstructural evolution and particle hardening mechanism26
Mechanisms of fatigue crack growth in Ti-6Al-4V alloy subjected to single overloads26
Effect of environment conditioning on mode II fracture behaviour of adhesively bonded joints26
Rock fracture with statistical determination of fictitious crack growth26
Characteristics and implications of material mismatch on mode II creep crack tip field: Theoretical analysis and numerical investigation26
A fatigue life estimation approach considering the effect of geometry and stress sensitivity26
Mechanical and fracture properties of geopolymer concrete with basalt fiber using digital image correlation26
Experimental investigation on mixed mode I-III fracture characteristics of sandstone corroded by periodic acid solution25
Fracture toughness of thermal aged 16MND5 bainitic forging steel under varying 3D constraint conditions: An experimental study using SENT specimens25
A hybrid PSO and Grey Wolf Optimization algorithm for static and dynamic crack identification25
Study on the static critical stress intensity factors of sandstone in a water environment based on semicircular bending specimens25
A new approach of the interaction integral method with correction terms for cracks in three-dimensional functionally graded materials using the tetrahedral finite element25
Statistical modelling of fracture using cellular atomata finite element25
T-stress for the double-edge cracked Brazilian disc under compression25
Dynamic brittle fracture in sharp V-notched rock specimens using digital image correlation method25
The estimation of residual stresses by the brittle thin film’s initial cracks on a ductile substrate subjected to tensile stresses25
Fracture resistance curves of wood in the longitudinal direction using digital image correlation technique25
A theoretical model for predicting the temperature-dependent fatigue crack propagation threshold of nickel-based superalloys25
Calibration of Paris law constants for crack propagation analysis of damaged steel plates strengthened with prestressed CFRP25
Experimental investigation on the mixed-mode fracture behavior of rock-like material with bedding plane24
The mode I fatigue fracture of fine-grained quartz-diorite under coupled static loading and dynamic disturbance24
Crack initiation and slow growth in soda-lime glass from a self-healed crack24
On crack tip localisation in quasi-statically loaded, adhesively bonded double cantilever beam specimens by acoustic emission24
Numerical and experimental study of initiation of cracking of UHPFRC by means of Brazilian tests24
Maximum principal strain criterion for fracture in orthotropic composites under combined tensile/shear loading24
Crack extension resistance of steam-cured concrete under different curing temperature conditions24
Optimization scheme of the precision separation process of the notched bar based on the acoustic emission hit energy angle24
Effect of strain rate on tensile fracture behavior of notched polyamide 12 processed by selective laser sintering23
Ductility prediction of HPDC aluminum alloy using a probabilistic ductile fracture model23
Experimental observations on the effect of thermal treatment on the crack speed and mode I and II fracture toughness in brittle and ductile rocks23
Mode II cohesive zone law of porous sintered silver joints with nickel coated multiwall carbon nanotube additive under ENF test23
Evolution of acoustic emission activity throughout fine recycled aggregate earth concrete under compressive tests23
Stress intensity factors and T-stress for an edge cracked Brazilian disk specimen under diametrically distributed load23
Investigation of the crack and acoustic emission behavior evolution of red sandstone subjected to water23
Structural integrity assessment of additively manufactured ABS, PLA and graphene reinforced PLA notched specimens combining Failure Assessment Diagrams and the Theory of Critical Distances23
A novel coupling approach for determination of stress intensity factor for bi-material Reissner plates under bending or twisting23
Effect of crack-tip deformation on fatigue crack growth: A comparative study under overload/underload conditions23
Defect induced cracking and modeling of fatigue strength for an additively manufactured Ti-6Al-4V alloy in very high cycle fatigue regime23
Experimental investigation on mechanical properties and failure mechanism of rock-like specimens containing an arc-shaped ice-filled flaw under uniaxial compression23
An enriched improved complex variable element-free Galerkin method for efficient fracture analysis of orthotropic materials23
Mixed-mode I/II fracture properties of selectively laser sintered polyamide23
Effect of prestress on propagation of blasting-induced main crack in specimens with empty hole22
Experimental investigation on the effect of preexisting orthogonal cross flaws on cracking behaviors and acoustic emission characteristics of red sandstone22
An investigation of the validity of LEFM at the nanoscale in amorphous materials using the atomistic J-integral including entropic effect22
Failure mode of parallel-fractured rock-like sample with different inclinations22
A non-linear cohesive zone model for low-cycle fatigue of quasi-brittle materials22
Experimental study on instability failure of rock mass with rough joints under one-side constraint compression22
A unified phase-field approach for failure prediction in modulus graded adhesively bonded single-lap joints22
Mode I delamination R-curve in poplar laminated veneer lumber22
The fracture toughness of Schwarz Primitive triply periodic minimal surface lattice22
Mechanisms of coupled mode I-II fracture initiation in rocks subjected to heat flow-induced fracture gas-steam pressure and heat flow stress22
Theoretical analysis of stress intensity factors and interactions of collinear flaws with unequal lengths in brittle solids under uniaxial tensile conditions22
Experimental and numerical investigations of crack growth of hot-rolled steel Q420C using cohesive zone model22
Predicting sulfide stress cracking in a sour environment: A phase-field finite element study21
Isothermal and thermo-mechanical fatigue-crack-growth analysis of XH73M nickel alloy21
General point load weight function for semi-elliptical surface cracks in round bars21
Cohesive element-based chemo-thermo-mechanical multi-field coupled cracking simulation of early-age concrete21
A new method for determining the tension-softening curve of concrete21
Fracture parameters analysis of compact tension specimens with deflected fatigue cracks: ZK60 magnesium alloy21
An improved peridynamic approach for fatigue analysis of two dimensional functionally graded materials21
Computations of J-integral and T*-integral in elastic–plastic fracture by the quadrature element method21
Experimental and numerical investigations of crack arrest toughness of a shipbuilding steel with a new scaled-down specimen21
Discrete element study on mechanical response and pressure relief effect of rock containing variable hole21
Investigation of the compression-shear fracture characteristics of flaw-filled sandstone under confining pressure21
Cyclic deformation and fracture behaviour of additive manufactured maraging steel under variable-amplitude loading21
Dynamic mechanical response and damage constitutive model of end-jointed rock bridge with different water content states under impact load21
Assessment of crack-tip fields of thermo-mechanical elastoplastic fatigue crack growth21
Experimental study on mechanical behavior, AE response and energy evolution of fissure-filled sandstone from mine roadway under conventional triaxial compression20
3D-generalized maximum tangential strain criterion for predicting mixed-mode I/II/III fracture initiation of brittle materials considering T-stress effects20
Modification of nominal strength scaling laws to pseudo-ductility20
Mixed-mode crack growth analysis using a cyclic plasticity model20
Experimental study on the fracture characteristics of sandstone under asymmetric load by using a semi-circular bending specimen20
Experimental characterization on fracture behavior of UHPMC under small-scale sample tensile testing: Acoustic emission monitoring and digital image correlation20
“Subvolume Splitting” DVC applied for accurate discontinuous deformation measurement and fracture parameter extraction20
Simulation of fracture behavior in seawater and sea-sand mixed recycled coarse aggregate concrete under three-point bending20
A dynamic damage constitutive model and three-dimensional internal crack propagation of rock-like materials in bond-based peridynamic20
Effects of adhesive layer thickness on the fracture properties of a concrete-epoxy resin interface20
Numerical solution of stress intensity factor in an infinite plate containing parallel double cracks under compression and shear20
Support vector regression-assisted finite element method for mode I-II fatigue crack growth path prediction20
Experimental study on crack propagation characteristics of unconventional reservoir rocks20
Analysis of compressive failure mechanism of concrete and grouting cubes by Peridynamics20
Non-constant evolution of mixed mode fracture process zone in heat-treated salt rock during the whole loading20
A novel and simple variationally-consistent phase-field cohesive zone model for mixed-mode fracture20
Experimental investigations on parameter identification and failure predictions of titanium alloy by Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman model20
Failure analysis and evaluation for cracked concrete beam reinforced with CFRP20
Application of digital image correlation to derive Paris' law constants in granite specimens20
T-stress extraction in arbitrarily cracked orthotropic composites with the numerical manifold method and Stroh formalism19
The influence of SC-CO2 on the shales’ fracture behavior described by using ultra-fast time resolution method and the damage fracture constitutive model: A case study of the Cretaceous Qingshankou for19
Characterisation of 18Ni 300 steel CT specimens in a fatigue test manufactured by selective laser melting at 0°, 45° and 90°19
Static and fatigue behavior of 3D printed smooth and notched PLA and short carbon fibers reinforced PLA19
Experimental investigation of the coupled effects of bedding planes and flaws on fracture evolution of soft bedded rocks based on 3D printing and DIC technologies19
An effect of compound defects with x-shaped fissures and holes on brittleness and failure characteristics of deep rock mass19
Analysis of the fracture response of anchored rock under three-point bending from experimental and numerical perspectives19
New algorithm for optimised fitting of DIC data to crack tip plastic zone using the CJP model19
Fracture toughness evolution and failure mechanisms of two-dimensional SiCf/SiC composites at temperatures up to 1500 °C in air19
Using fractal voids to understand Mode I compressive fracture in brittle materials – A two-dimensional analysis19
Cyclic stress–strain behavior of additively manufactured gamma prime strengthened superalloy at elevated temperatures19
Assessment of location- and orientation- dependent fatigue behaviour for as-deposited LPBF Inconel 718 using miniaturized specimens19
Study on the initiation criterion for double symmetric radial perforations emanating from circular hole under high water pressure considering T stress19
Numerical investigation on the fracture and mechanical behaviors of marble containing two parallel fissures under triaxial compression conditions using FDEM19
Revisiting mass-on-spring model to address key dynamic fracture effects19
A study on the effect of residual stresses on hydride assisted crack in Zr-2.5Nb pressure tube material using XFEM18
On interchangeability and selection of size effect and boundary effect experiments for characterization and prediction of quasi-brittle fracture of concrete18
Characterising the stress ratio effect for fatigue crack propagation parameters of SAE 1045 steel based on magnetic flux leakage18
Foreword – Special issue on Notch Mechanics18
Highly tough 3D woven composite materials: Fracture characterization and toughening mechanisms18
Water saturation effects on the mechanical characteristics and fracture evolution of sandstone containing pre-existing flaws18
Effect of coupled thermal-chemical on the mixed mode I-II fracture characteristic of sandstone18
The evaluation of hydrogen embrittlement threshold force using the Small punch test18
Static and dynamic fracture behavior of rock-concrete bi-material disc with different interface crack inclinations18
A progressive damage model for composite laminates based on non-linear continuum mechanics—Static and fatigue loadings18
Numerical studies on micro-cracking behavior of transversely isotropic argillaceous siltstone in Longyou Grottoes under three-point bending18
Fracture evolution and failure behavior around an opening in brittle jointed rocks subjected to uniaxial compression18
Time-dependent propagation and interaction behavior of adjacent cracks in rock-like material under hydro-mechanical coupling18
Explaining the competition between strength and toughness in perforated plates using computational finite fracture mechanics18
Study on mechanical and fracture characteristics of inclined weak-filled rough joint rock-like specimens18
Experimental and numerical research of the behavior of 3D internal cracks under uniaxial compression using 3D-ILC technology17
Ordinary state-based peridynamic shell model with arbitrary horizon domains for surface effect correction17
Experimental investigation on open-hole CFRP laminate under combined loading using acoustic emission and digital image correlation17
3D fracture study of cracked functionally graded biological materials by XIGA approach using Bézier extraction of NURBS17
Semi-analytical models for J-integral and load–displacement relation of surface-cracked body and their applications for J-R curves17
Effects of water on mechanical behavior and acoustic emission characteristics of coal in Brazilian tests17
Multi-scale finite element simulation of asphalt mixture anti-cracking performance17
Mechanistic analysis of bottom-up crack in asphalt pavement using cohesive zone model17
Multiscale analysis of microstructural effects on the fracture properties of laser repaired cracks with micro/nano composite material addition17
Assessment of mode I fracture of rock-type sharp V-notched samples considering the size effect17
Experimental investigation of fracture toughness of nanoclay reinforced polymer concrete composite: Effect of specimen size and crack angle17
A coupling method between phase field model and classical linear elastic theory model for static and dynamic fracture17
Exact in-plane stress field solution for isotropic plates with circular holes reinforced with cylindrically orthotropic rings17
Phase-field fracture modeling for creep crack17
Effect of split sleeve cold expansion on fatigue and fracture of rolled AZ31B magnesium alloy17
On the use of mini-CT specimens to define the Master Curve of unirradiated reactor pressure vessel steels with relatively high reference temperatures17
A smeared-crack-based field-enriched finite element method for simulating cracking in quasi-brittle materials17
The effect of loading rate on mixed mode I/II fracture behavior of adhesively bonded joints: Experimental and numerical approach17
Effect of temperature on pure mode Ⅲ fracture behavior and fracture morphology of granite after thermal shock17
Experimental study on compression characteristics of fractured soft rock and its Mohr-Coulomb criterion17
Simulation of low-temperature brittle fracture of asphalt mixtures based on phase-field cohesive zone model17
Inversion-based correction of Double-Torsion (DT) subcritical crack growth tests for crack profile geometry17
Simulation of mixed mode I-II crack propagation in concrete using toughness-based crack initiation-propagation criterion with modified fracture energy17
Viscoelastic peridynamic fracture analysis for concrete beam with initial crack under impact17
Asymptotic solution for interface crack between two materials governed by dipolar gradient elasticity: Amplitude factor evaluation16
Experimental investigations on the failure characteristics of brittle sandstone containing various heights of rectangle cavities under biaxial loading16
Numerical & experimental assessment of mixed-modes (I/II) fracture of PMMA/hydroxyapatite nanocomposite16
Mode II fracture properties of parallel neosinocalamus affinis bamboo strand lumber16
Tensile mechanical properties and fracture evolution characteristics of sandstone containing parallel pre-cracks under dynamic loading16
Mode I fracture properties and energy partitioning of sandstone under coupled static-dynamic loading: Implications for rockburst16
Prediction of fatigue crack growth rate in aircraft aluminum alloys using optimized neural networks16
Fatigue behaviour of plain and reinforced concrete: A systematic review16
Cross-crack group interaction and initiation mechanism under hydraulic-mechanical coupling16
Modeling of interfacial multi-cracks in dissimilar laminated structures using a nodal-based Lagrange multiplier/cohesive zone approach16
Influence of chopped basalt fibers on the fracture performance of concrete subjected to calcium leaching16
Research of the accelerated fatigue experiment method based on the particle filtering algorithm method and the theory of crack growth16
Comparative measurements of fracture toughgness combined with visual analysis of cracks propagation using the DIC technique of concretes based on cement matrix with a highly diversified composition16
Investigation of dynamic three–point bending fracture properties of SCB sandstone16
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