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Variational phase-field models of fracture are widely used to simulate nucleation and propagation of cracks in brittle materials. They are based on the approximation of the solutions of free-discontinuity fracture energy by two smooth…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2023-02-14 Frederic Marazzato , Blaise Bourdin

We propose a full 3D benchmark problem for brittle fracture based on experiments as well as a validation in the context of phase-field models. The example consists of a series of four-point bending tests on graphite specimens with sharp…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2020-04-22 Lisa Hug , Stefan Kollmannsberger , Zohar Yosibash , Ernst Rank

Hybrid Optimization Software Suite (HOSS), which is a combined finite-discrete element method (FDEM), is one of the advanced approaches to simulating high-fidelity fracture and fragmentation processes but the application of pure HOSS…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2023-06-16 Shengyu Chen , Shihang Feng , Yao Huang , Zhou Lei , Xiaowei Jia , Youzuo Lin , Estaben Rougier

We consider a one-dimensional fracture problem modelled using either the phase-field or lip-field approach. In both cases, we optimise the incremental potential with respect to the displacement and damage fields and the nodal coordinates of…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2025-09-08 Nicolas Moës , Benoît Lé , Nicolas Chevaugeon , Jean-François Remacle

A high-order finite element method is proposed to solve the nonlinear convection-diffusion equation on a time-varying domain whose boundary is implicitly driven by the solution of the equation. The method is semi-implicit in the sense that…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2022-01-03 Chuwen Ma , Weiying Zheng

In this paper a problem of numerical simulation of hydraulic fractures is considered. An efficient algorithm of solution is proposed for the plain strain model of hydraulic fracturing. The algorithm utilizes a FEM based subroutine to…

Mathematical Physics · Physics 2022-05-26 Michal Wrobel , Panos Papanastasiou , Daniel Peck

This paper proposes a phase field model for fracture in poroelastic media. The porous medium is modeled based on the classical Biot poroelasticity theory and the fracture behavior is controlled by the phase field model. Moreover, the…

Geophysics · Physics 2019-02-27 Shuwei Zhou , Xiaoying Zhuang , Timon Rabczuk

In the paper, we propose a new effective mathematical formulation and resulting universal numerical algorithm capable of tackling various HF models in the framework of a unified approach. The presented numerical scheme is not limited to any…

Fluid Dynamics · Physics 2015-04-23 Michal Wrobel , Gennady Mishuris

In this contribution, a variational diffuse modeling framework for cracks in heterogeneous media is presented. A static order parameter smoothly bridges the discontinuity at material interfaces, while an evolving phase-field captures the…

Materials Science · Physics 2021-04-07 Arne Claus Hansen-Dörr , Jörg Brummund , Markus Kästner

We present a continuum phase-field model of crack propagation. It includes a phase-field that is proportional to the mass density and a displacement field that is governed by linear elastic theory. Generic macroscopic crack growth laws…

Materials Science · Physics 2009-11-07 L. O. Eastgate , J. P. Sethna , M. Rauscher , T. Cretegny , C. -S. Chen , C. R. Myers

Numerical simulations are crucial for comprehending how engineering structures behave under extreme conditions, particularly when dealing with thermo-mechanically coupled issues compounded by damage-induced material softening. However, such…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2024-07-03 Qinghua Zhang , Stephan Ritzert , Jian Zhang , Jannick Kehls , Stefanie Reese , Tim Brepols

A novel numerical approach to analyze the mechanical behavior within composite materials including the inelastic regime up to final failure is presented. Therefore, a second-gradient theory is combined with phase-field methods to fracture.…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-04-20 Maik Dittman , Jonathan Schult , Felix Schmidt , Christian Hesch

In this work, we investigate a novel approach for the simulation of two-dimensional, brittle, quasi-static fracture problems based on a shape optimization approach. In contrast to the commonly-used phase-field approach, this proposed…

Optimization and Control · Mathematics 2025-07-28 Tim Suchan , Winnifried Wollner , Kathrin Welker

This paper proposes an effective computational tool for brittle crack propagation problems based on a combination of a higher-order phase-field model and a non-conforming mesh using a NURBS-based isogeometric approach. This combination, as…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2022-12-15 Khuong D. Nguyen , Charles E. Augarde , William M. Coombs , H. Nguyen-Xuan , M. Abdel-Wahab

Fracture is a fundamental mechanism of materials failure. Propagating cracks can exhibit a rich dynamical behavior controlled by a subtle interplay between microscopic failure processes in the crack tip region and macroscopic elasticity. We…

Materials Science · Physics 2015-05-18 R. Spatschek , E. Brener , A. Karma

We propose inverse problems of crack propagation using the phase-field models. First, we study the crack propagation in an inhomogeneous media in which fracture toughness varies in space. Using the two phase-field models based on different…

Analysis of PDEs · Mathematics 2023-04-26 Yueyuan Gao , Natsuhiko Yoshinaga

In a recent work [10], we have introduced a pressure-robust Hybrid High-Order method for the numerical solution of the incompressible Navier-Stokes equations on matching simplicial meshes. Pressure-robust methods are characterized by error…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-01-22 Daniel Castanon Quiroz , Daniele A. Di Pietro

We have developed a simulation technique that uses non-linear finite element analysis and elastic fracture mechanics to compute physically plausible motion for three-dimensional, solid objects as they break, crack, or tear. When these…

Graphics · Computer Science 2023-03-21 James F. O'Brien , Jessica K. Hodgins

In this work, we develop and analyze a higher-order finite element method for the multidimensional fragmentation equation. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to establish a rigorous, conforming finite element framework…

Numerical Analysis · Mathematics 2026-04-10 Arushi , Naresh Kumar

Integrated models for fluid-driven fracture propagation and general multiphase flow in porous media are valuable to the study and engineering of several systems, including hydraulic fracturing, underground disposal of waste, and geohazard…

Computational Engineering, Finance, and Science · Computer Science 2021-03-17 Guotong Ren , Rami M. Younis