A Mesoscopic Simulation for the Early-Age Shrinkage Cracking Process of High Performance Concrete in Bridge Engineering by Guodong Li, Zonglin Wang

“…By combining this model with continuum mechanics, damage mechanics, and fracture mechanics, a relatively complete system for concrete mesoscopic mechanics analysis was established to simulate the process of early-age shrinkage cracking in HPC. …”
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The Mechanical properties and statistical analysis of the Charpy impact test using the Weibull distribution in jute-polyester and glass-polyester composites by Tahar Tioua, Djamel Djeghader, Bachir Redjel

“…By the Williams method based on the principle of linear elastic fracture mechanics, the impact toughness of the composites is deduced. …”
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Eddy current modelling using multi-layer perceptron neural networks for detecting surface cracks by S. Harzallah, R. Rebhi, M. Chabaat, A. Rabehi

“…A new method for computing fracture mechanics parameters using computational Eddy Current Modelling by Multi-layer Perceptron Neural Networks for detecting surface cracks. …”
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Analysis of crack growth problems using the object-oriented program bemcracker2D by Gilberto Gomes, Antonio C.O. Miranda

“…This paper presents an application of the boundary element method to the analysis of crack growth problems in linear elastic fracture mechanics and the correlation of results with experimental data. …”
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Modelling and Investigation of the Dynamic Behavior of a Penny-Shaped Interface Crack in Piezoelectric Bimaterials by Yani Zhang, Junlin Li, Di Liu, Xiufeng Xie

“…The objective of this paper is to use the boundary conditions of the penny-shaped interface crack to study the dynamic propagation of the crack under the action of load, so as to provide some valuable implications for the fracture mechanics of the piezoelectric bimaterials and simulate the interface crack between piezoelectric bimaterials, it is necessary to establish a suitable model and give appropriate boundary conditions according to the actual situation. …”
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BASED ON THE STRESS INTENSITY FACTOR CALCULATION OF EQ4H TYPE INTERNL COMBUSTION ENGINE CRANKSHAFT WITH CRACK by HE Wei, XIAO Xiang, CHEN Bo, YANG ZhiYong, ZHANG ZiLi

“…Laid the foundation for the followup work of fracture mechanics for this type internal combustion engine.…”
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Process of cracking in reinforced concrete beams (simulation and experiment) by I. N. Shardakov, A. P. Shestakov, I.O. Glot, A.A. Bykov

“…The boundary-value problem has been formulated in the framework of brittle fracture mechanics and solved using the finite-element method. …”
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Modelling a Cracked Beam Structure Using the Finite Element Displacement Method by Hui Long, Yilun Liu, Changzheng Huang, Weihui Wu, Zhaojun Li

“…Starting with a finite element model of cracked beam element, the equation of strain energy of a cracked beam element is formed by the displacement method combined with the linear fracture mechanics. Then, based on the finite element method, the dynamic model of the cracked beam structure is obtained. …”
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The Mechanical properties and statistical analysis of the Charpy impact test using the Weibull distribution in jute-polyester and glass-polyester composites by Tahar Tioua, Djamel Djeghader, Bachir Redjel

“…By the Williams method based on the principle of linear elastic fracture mechanics, the impact toughness of the composites is deduced. …”
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Williams expansion-based approximation of the stress field in an Al 2024 body with a crack from optical measurements by S. Seitl, L. Malíková, J. Sobek, P. Frantík, P. Lopez-Crespo

“…Crack tip stress tensor components are expressed using the linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM) theory in this work, more precisely via its multi-parameter formulation, i.e. by Williams power series (WPS). …”
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FATIGUE CRACK PROPAGATION TEST AND SIMULATION ANALYSIS OF CAST E-GRADE STEEL CT SPECIMEN by WANG Chao, ZHU Tao, XIAO ShouNe, LIU YuJie, YANG Bing, YANG GuangWu, YIN MinXuan, XU JingTao

“…In order to accurately obtain the fracture mechanics parameters of the cast E-grade steel material,and to study the crack propagation law and influencing factors of material,a fatigue crack growth test of the CT specimens of the cast E-grade steel was carried out. …”
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Study on crack propagation behaviors of aircraft internal pressure panels with longitudinal cracks by QIN JianBo, WANG Feng, LÜ Pin, HOU Cheng, FAN XueLing

“…And the analysis results of the equivalent stress intensity factor and crack growth of different crack lengths were calculated based on the fracture mechanics theory. The comparison between the crack growth results and the test results validates the feasibility of the analysis method. …”
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Frontiers of fracture and fatigue: Some recent applications of the local strain energy density by Filippo Berto, S.M.J. Razavi, J. Torgersen

“…This leads to unfortunate catastrophic structural failures resulting in loss of lives and in excessive costs. The theory of fracture mechanics enables the analysis of brittle and fatigue fracture and helps to prevent the occurrence of brittle failure. …”
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Propagation pattern of cracks around a shale borehole via the cohesive element method by Dexu Sun

“…Therefore, in combination with rock mechanics theory and fracture mechanics theory, the cohesive element method is adopted to establish a numerical model for differential crack propagation due to bottomhole pressure on the basis of the B-K fracture criterion. …”
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Application of a Cohesive Zone Model for Simulating Fatigue Crack Growth from Moderate to High ΔK Levels of Inconel 718 by Huan Li, Jinshan Li, Huang Yuan

“…In order to improve the limitation of fracture mechanics-based models, besides the predictions of the moderate fatigue crack growth rates at the Paris’ regime and the high fatigue crack growth rates at the high stress intensity factor ΔK levels, the present work is also aimed at simulating the material damage uniformly and examining the influence of the cohesive model parameters on fatigue crack growth systematically. …”
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Experimental characterization at nanoscale of single crystal silicon fracture toughness by Pasquale Gallo, Takashi Sumigawa, Takayuki Kitamura

“…A brief discussion on beyond the breakdown of continuum theory and challenges toward nanometer scale fracture mechanics concludes the paper…”
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STUDY ON ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA OF SERVICE INDUCED CRACKS FOR AUSTENITIC STAINLESS STEEL PIPING BASED ON PLASTIC LIMIT LOAD CRITERIA (MT) by CHEN MingYa, XIANG WenXin, QI Shuang, MA RuoQun, NING FangMao, WANG YongGang, SAO ChunBin, SHI JinHua, PENG QunJia, ZHANG GuoDong

“…It is necessary to do the fracture mechanics and plastic limit load analysis for the cracked pipe. …”
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Research on structural fatigue residual life of pitch bearing rings after pre-damage by ZHANG Mingqian, CHEN Guanci, DING Yinke, LIU Minghan, MAO Huaping

“…To this end, a finite element model of replacing the whole pitch bearing with a local one was proposed to investigate the structural fatigue remaining life of pitch bearings after corrosion of the raceways.MethodsA combined method of finite element software Ansys and three-dimensional fracture mechanics software Franc3D was adopted to simulate the corrosion pit by inserting a pre-damage at the location of the maximum equivalent stress in the bearing ring. …”
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Stress Intensity Factor calculation from displacement fields by S. Beretta, L. Patriarca, S. Rabbolini

“…The results in terms of fracture mechanics parameters strictly depend on the dimension of the area considered around the crack tip in conjunction with the crack length, the maximum SIF (and thus the plastic tip radius), and the number of terms to be considered in the Williams-type expansion. …”
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LIFE PREDICTION OF METRO OBSTACLE DETECTOR BASED ON FATIGUE TEST AND FRACTURE SIMULATION by LI XiangJie, YANG GuangWu, XIAO ShouNe, ZHU Tao, YANG Bing

“…The result indicated also that it is reasonable to evaluate the remaining life of aluminum alloy welded joints with initial cracks based on fracture mechanics, which provides the certain reference for engineering applications.…”
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