Shuyu Chen^1,*, Jun Zeng¹

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.2, pp. 1-2, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09672

Abstract The engineering application prospects of soft materials in key areas such as aerospace and life science have stimulated extensive research interests in the academic community. An important topic here is to predict the service and failure behavior of such materials. Although considerable progress has been made, realworld application scenarios usually involve bi-material as well as multi-material adhesion, with cohesive interface rupture as the main failure vehicle. Inconsistent asymptotic solutions in the context of large deformations pose obstacles to the establishment of a theoretical framework for the interface fracture problem in soft materials [1]. Driven by… More >

Jun Zeng¹, Fucheng Tian^1,*

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.2, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09636

Abstract Instability in dynamic fracture suppresses crack velocity from reaching theoretical limit predicted by the classical linear elastic fracture mechanics (LEFM). In thin systems, crack can accelerate to near the theoretical limiting velocity without micro-branching instability. A dynamic oscillatory instability is observed at such extreme crack speed. This sinusoidal oscillation was further found to be governed by intrinsic nonlinear scale. Using a dynamic phase-field model (PFM) with no attenuation of wave speed, we successfully reproduce the oscillations in the framework of non-linear deformation. The used PFM model based on Griffith's theory and derived from the nonconservative… More >

Yong Zhang^1,*, Jie Wang^2,3

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.27, No.1, pp. 1-1, 2023, DOI:10.32604/icces.2023.09368

Abstract Ferroelectric materials have been widely used in various electromechanical devices such as sensors, actuators, transducers and energy storage devices due to their distinguished electromechanical coupling properties. Ferroelectric materials usually bear large mechanical loads and high electric fields in order to give full play to their potential. The interaction between fracture and dielectric breakdown is able to occur since the filler inside a crack will change the dielectric behaviors around it and dielectric breakdown can change the local mechanical properties of dielectric materials because of its weakening of chemical bonds. Therefore, a comprehensive and in-depth understanding… More >

Yaochan Zhu^{1, 2, *}, Hua Qiu¹, Håkan Hallberg³

CMC-Computers, Materials & Continua, Vol.62, No.3, pp. 1289-1302, 2020, DOI:10.32604/cmc.2020.06281

Abstract Based on multiphase field conception and integrated with the idea of vectorvalued phase field, a phase field model for typical allotropic transformation of solid solution is proposed. The model takes the non-uniform distribution of grain boundaries of parent phase and crystal orientation into account in proper way, as being illustrated by the simulation of austenite to ferrite transformation in low carbon steel. It is found that the misorientation dependent grain boundary mobility shows strong influence on the formation of ferrite morphology comparing with the weak effect exerted by misorientation dependent grain boundary energy. The evolution More >

San-Qiang Shi

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.20, No.2, pp. 35-36, 2011, DOI:10.3970/icces.2011.020.035

Abstract Zirconium and its alloys are key structural materials used in the nuclear power industry. In service, these metals are susceptible to a slow corrosion process that leads to a gradual pickup of hydrogen impurities from the environment. It is well known that hydrogen impurity will be attracted to stress concentrators such as notch and crack tips. At a certain hydrogen level, a complicated pattern of hydride precipitates can develop around these stress concentrators. Because of the brittleness of these hydrides, the original strength of the alloys can be reduced by orders of magnitude, and the… More >

Michael Yu Wang^1,2, Shiwei Zhou²

CMES-Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, Vol.6, No.6, pp. 547-566, 2004, DOI:10.3970/cmes.2004.006.547

Abstract In this paper we present a variational method to address the topology optimization problem -- the phase transition method. A phase-field model is employed based on the phase-transition theory in the fields of mechanics and material sciences. The topology optimization is formulated as a continuous problem with the phase-field as design variables within a fixed reference domain. All regions are described in terms of the phase field which makes no distinction between the solid, void and their interface. The Van der Waals-Cahn-Hilliard theory is applied to define the variational topology optimization as a dynamic process… More >

Rodica Borcia^1,2, Michael Bestehorn²

FDMP-Fluid Dynamics & Materials Processing, Vol.3, No.4, pp. 287-294, 2007, DOI:10.3970/fdmp.2007.003.287

Abstract We developed a phase field model for Marangoni convection in compressible fluids of van der Waals type far from criticality. The theoretical description is based on the Navier-Stokes equation with extra terms responsible for describing the Marangoni effect, the classical heat equation, and the continuity equation. The model previously developed for a two-layer geometry is now extended to drops and bubbles. Finally, we report on 2D numerical simulations for drop Marangoni migration in a vertical temperature gradient. More >