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cs.CE2026

On phase-field regularization in dynamic fracture with brittle and cohesive formulations

Jonas Heinzmann, Francesco Vicentini, Pietro Carrara +1

The paper compares three phase‑field fracture models—brittle with stiffness degradation, brittle with stiffness and density degradation, and a cohesive formulation extended to dyna…

cs.CE2026

Iterative convergence in phase-field brittle fracture computations: exact line search is all you need

Jonas Heinzmann, Francesco Vicentini, Pietro Carrara +1

Variational phase-field models of brittle fracture pose a local constrained minimization problem of a non-convex energy functional. In the discrete setting, the problem is most oft…

physics.app-ph2025

Variational phase-field modeling of cohesive fracture with flexibly tunable strength surface

Francesco Vicentini, Jonas Heinzmann, Pietro Carrara +1

Variational phase-field models of brittle fracture are powerful tools for studying Griffith-type crack propagation in complex scenarios. However, as approximations of Griffith's th…

math.NA2025

Gamma convergence for a phase-field cohesive energy

Eleonora Maggiorelli, Matteo Negri, Francesco Vicentini +1

Reproducing the key features of fracture behavior under multiaxial stress states is essential for accurate modeling. Experimental evidence indicates that three intrinsic material p…

physics.app-ph2025

A variational phase-field model for anisotropic fracture accounting for multiple cohesive lengths

Angela Maria Fajardo Lacave, Francesco Vicentini, Fabian Welschinger +1

We propose a novel variational phase-field model for fracture in anisotropic materials. The model is specifically designed to allow a more flexible calibration of crack nucleation…

cs.CE2024

Calibration and Validation of a Phase-Field Model of Brittle Fracture within the Damage Mechanics Challenge

Jonas Heinzmann, Pietro Carrara, Chenyi Luo +6

In the context of the Damage Mechanics Challenge, we adopt a phase-field model of brittle fracture to blindly predict the behavior up to failure of a notched three-point-bending sp…