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Nucleation of Fracture: The First-Octant Evidence Against Classical Variational Phase-Field Models

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Kamarei, F; Dolbow, JE; Lopez-Pamies, O
Published in: Journal of Applied Mechanics
January 1, 2025

As a companion work to [1], this article presents a series of simple formulae and explicit results that illustrate and highlight why classical variational phase-field models cannot possibly predict fracture nucleation in elastic brittle materials. The focus is on "tension-dominated"problems where all principal stresses are nonnegative, that is, problems taking place entirely within the first octant in the space of principal stresses.

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Journal of Applied Mechanics

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1528-9036

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0021-8936

Publication Date

January 1, 2025

Volume

92

Issue

1

Related Subject Headings

  • Mechanical Engineering & Transports
  • 4017 Mechanical engineering
  • 4005 Civil engineering
  • 4001 Aerospace engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering
  • 0901 Aerospace Engineering
 

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Kamarei, F., Dolbow, J. E., & Lopez-Pamies, O. (2025). Nucleation of Fracture: The First-Octant Evidence Against Classical Variational Phase-Field Models. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 92(1). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067146
Kamarei, F., J. E. Dolbow, and O. Lopez-Pamies. “Nucleation of Fracture: The First-Octant Evidence Against Classical Variational Phase-Field Models.” Journal of Applied Mechanics 92, no. 1 (January 1, 2025). https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4067146.
Kamarei F, Dolbow JE, Lopez-Pamies O. Nucleation of Fracture: The First-Octant Evidence Against Classical Variational Phase-Field Models. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 2025 Jan 1;92(1).
Kamarei, F., et al. “Nucleation of Fracture: The First-Octant Evidence Against Classical Variational Phase-Field Models.” Journal of Applied Mechanics, vol. 92, no. 1, Jan. 2025. Scopus, doi:10.1115/1.4067146.
Kamarei F, Dolbow JE, Lopez-Pamies O. Nucleation of Fracture: The First-Octant Evidence Against Classical Variational Phase-Field Models. Journal of Applied Mechanics. 2025 Jan 1;92(1).

Published In

Journal of Applied Mechanics

DOI

EISSN

1528-9036

ISSN

0021-8936

Publication Date

January 1, 2025

Volume

92

Issue

1

Related Subject Headings

  • Mechanical Engineering & Transports
  • 4017 Mechanical engineering
  • 4005 Civil engineering
  • 4001 Aerospace engineering
  • 0913 Mechanical Engineering
  • 0905 Civil Engineering
  • 0901 Aerospace Engineering