An energy-based dual phase-field model for shear cracking patterns in heterogeneous geomaterials
Bin Xu, Tao Xu, Abedulgader Baktheer, Xiaocong Lan, Michael J. Heap, David Amitrano, Ben Liu, Fadi Aldakheel
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceShear (geology)Fracture mechanicsBrittlenessWeightingCrackingCrack growth resistance curveCrack closureMechanicsFracture (geology)Crack tip opening displacementStructural engineeringUltimate tensile strengthSofteningGeotechnical engineeringNeckingFissureShear bandComposite materialLimitingEchelon formationMaterial propertiesSubstructureNumerical methods in engineeringRock Mechanics and ModelingFluid Dynamics Simulations and Interactions