Phase field modelling of crack propagation, branching and coalescence in rocks

A phase field model for rate-independent crack propagation: Robust algorithmic implementation based on operator splits

Christian Miehé, Martina Hofacker, Fabian Welschinger · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 2010 · 2.9K citations

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Thermodynamically consistent phase‐field models of fracture: Variational principles and multi‐field FE implementations

Christian Miehé, Fabian Welschinger, Martina Hofacker · International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering · 2010 · 2.8K citations

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Numerical experiments in revisited brittle fracture

Blaise Bourdin, Gilles A. Francfort, Jean‐Jacques Marigo · Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids · 2000 · 2.7K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +14

A phase-field description of dynamic brittle fracture

Michael J. Borden, Clemens V. Verhoosel, Michael A. Scott et al. · Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering · 2012 · 1.8K citations

Engineering, Materials Engineering, Materials Science +12

The Variational Approach to Fracture

Blaise Bourdin, Gilles A. Francfort, Jean‐Jacques Marigo · Journal of Elasticity · 2008 · 1.8K citations · Full text

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