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Phase-field coupled crystal plasticity modeling of fatigue fracture in pearlitic microstructures 珠光体组织疲劳断裂的相场耦合晶体塑性建模

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-08-28 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00937-8

Jiawei Li, Ni Ao, Yanan Hu, Xu Zhang, Qianhua Kan, Guozheng Kang

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Cracks of narrow shapes: compliance and resistance contributions 窄形裂缝：顺应性和阻力贡献

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00936-9

Y. Pronina, A. Markov, M. Kachanov

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Systematic analysis of damage irreversibility enforcement in phase-field fracture models 相场断裂模型损伤不可逆性强化的系统分析

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00940-z

Andrea Vigliotti, Ferdinando Auricchio

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Adaptive anisotropic phase field modeling of dynamic fracture in polycrystalline materials 多晶材料动态断裂的自适应各向异性相场模拟

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-08-24 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00938-7

Kalyan Boyina, Anna Mariya Shajan, Raghu Piska, Raj Kiran, Raj Das

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Molecular dynamics simulations of the fracture of goldene 金矿断裂的分子动力学模拟

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-08-22 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00941-y

Minh-Quy Le

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Characterization of tensile and torsional fatigue behaviors of additively manufactured super duplex stainless steel SAF 2507 增材制造超级双相不锈钢saf2507拉伸和扭转疲劳性能表征

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-08-18 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00935-w

Maxime Piras, Anis Hor, Eric Charkaluk

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Sandia mechanics challenge 2023 桑迪亚机械挑战2023

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-08-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00932-z

Sharlotte L. B. Kramer, Thomas A. Ivanoff, Edmundo Corona, Yuhao Li, Cuneyt Sakonder, Marcelo Paredes, Ahmed Mostafa, Md. Mustafa Kamal, Shashank Agarwal, Brett Davis, Behnam Ahmadikia, John P. Mersch, Paul R. Miles, David A. Najera-Flores, Robert J. Kuether, Joseph E. Bishop, Kyle N. Karlson, Adam C. Sokolow

{"title":"Sandia mechanics challenge 2023","authors":"Sharlotte L. B. Kramer, Thomas A. Ivanoff, Edmundo Corona, Yuhao Li, Cuneyt Sakonder, Marcelo Paredes, Ahmed Mostafa, Md. Mustafa Kamal, Shashank Agarwal, Brett Davis, Behnam Ahmadikia, John P. Mersch, Paul R. Miles, David A. Najera-Flores, Robert J. Kuether, Joseph E. Bishop, Kyle N. Karlson, Adam C. Sokolow","doi":"10.1007/s10704-026-00932-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10704-026-00932-z","url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>The Sandia Mechanics Challenge (SMC) provides the solid-mechanics community a forum for assessing its ability to predict mechanical behavior in structures and materials through a blind, round-robin format. Computationalists are asked to predict the behavior of an unfamiliar geometry given experimental calibration data; their predictions are compared to experimental measurements of the SMC scenario, and then the participants assess and compare their approaches, documenting their findings. The SMC broadens the scope of Sandia-hosted benchmarking problems, which previously focused on ductile failure through the Sandia Fracture Challenges, enabling an enduring, community-wide self-assessment of predictive capabilities for various mechanics topics. The topic of the SMC2023 is threaded fastener joints, specifically the deformation and failure of a structure with a threaded fastener joint in a drop scenario. These analyses required modeling of several phenomena, including multi-axial joint mechanics, material deformation and failure at intermediate strain rates, and contact mechanics. The experiments of the Challenge geometry revealed two competing failure mechanisms as the drop velocity increased: material failure of a flanged cantilever and fastener failure. While all teams were able to predict aspects of the fastener failure, certain modeling choices obscured the material failure of the flanged cantilever, in some cases completely. Incorporation of shear behavior of the fasteners, not just the tensile behavior typically considered, improved the predictions of fastener behavior. This SMC called attention to these diverse and challenging analyses, rallying the solid-mechanics community to identify and address potential shortcomings.\u0000</p></div>","PeriodicalId":590,"journal":{"name":"International Journal of Fracture","volume":"250 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.8,"publicationDate":"2026-08-16","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148752362","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Crack propagation analysis using a hybrid 2D finite element–peridynamics framework with a residual-based quasi-static solver 基于残差准静态求解器的二维有限元-周动力混合框架裂纹扩展分析。

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-07-10 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00933-y

Laxman Khanal, Mijia Yang

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Mesh variational r-adaptivity for sharp modeling of brittle fracture 网格变分自适应脆性断裂尖锐建模

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-06-23 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00934-x

Gatien Dony, Nicolas Moës, Jean-François Remacle

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Exploring the application of rigid triangular blocks in simulating the mechanics of masonry composites via DEM 探讨刚性三角块体在数值模拟砌体复合材料力学中的应用

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International Journal of Fracture Pub Date : 2026-06-16 DOI: 10.1007/s10704-026-00931-0

Rhea Wilson, Jose V. Lemos, Bora Pulatsu

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