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  1. Crack bridging using linear elastic spring distribution with power-law variation of stiffness
  2. Mechanics of complex network materials: A formulation based on phase field damage evolution on graphs
  3. A variational method to wear with embedded roughness
  4. Crack Bridging using Linear Elastic Spring Distribution with Power-Law Variation of Stiffness
  5. A Monolithic DAE Formulation for Dynamic Phase-Field Fracture: BDF Adaptive Time Integration and 2D/3D Benchmarks
  6. Additive-manufacturing repair towards restoring fatigue performance of metallic component: Experiment and phase-field model prediction
  7. Solving adhesive rough contact problems with Atomic Force Microscope data
  8. Nonlinear anisotropic hypo-elastic continuum models for paper materials and their relation to statistical micro-mechanics
  9. Computational Multi-Scale and Multi-Physics Methods for the Prediction of Fracture Processes in Photovoltaic Systems
  10. A novel in-situ micro-mechanical testing of paper fracture and its stochastic network model
  11. In silico model of colon electromechanics for manometry prediction after laser tissue soldering
  12. Phase-field modelling of failure in ceramics with multiscale porosity
  13. SIMP Phase-field topology optimization framework to maximize fracture resistance in FGMs
  14. A coupled approach to predict cone-cracks in spherical indentation tests with smooth or rough indenters
  15. A coupled approach to predict cone-cracks in spherical indentation tests with smooth or rough indenters
  16. Tracing Old Gestures: A Multiscale Analysis of Ground Stone Tools Developed on Sequential Lab-Controlled Replicative Experiments
  17. Shaping Silver Nanoparticles’ Size through the Carrier Composition: Synthesis and Antimicrobial Activity
  18. Locking treatment of penalty-based gradient-enhanced damage formulation for failure of compressible and nearly incompressible hyperelastic materials
  19. A comprehensive characterization of fracture in unit cell open foams generated from Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces
  20. Hygro-thermo-mechanical modeling of thin-walled photovoltaic laminates with polymeric interfaces
  21. DELAMINATION BUCKLING IN FOUR-POINT BENDING TESTS – AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION
  22. A phase field approach to fracture for hyperelastic and visco-hyperelastic materials applied to pre-stressed cylindrical structures
  23. A combined phase-field and cohesive zone model approach for crack propagation in layered structures made of nonlinear rubber-like materials
  24. Non-linear thermoelastic analysis of thin-walled structures with cohesive-like interfaces relying on the solid shell concept
  25. A computational framework for rheologically complex thermo-visco-elastic materials
  26. Simulation of bridging mechanisms in complex laminates using a hybrid PF-CZM method
  27. Viscoelastic Effects during Tangential Contact Analyzed by a Novel Finite Element Approach with Embedded Interface Profiles
  28. Mechanical characterization and failure modes in the peeling of adhesively bonded strips from a plastic substrate
  29. SPH Modelling of Dam-break Floods, with Damage Assessment to Electrical Substations
  30. An Analysis of the Italian Lockdown in Retrospective Using Particle Swarm Optimization in Machine Learning Applied to an Epidemiological Model
  31. Phase field model for fracture analysis of functionally graded power-based shell structures
  32. Micromechanics of engineered interphases in nacre-like composite structures
  33. A phase field approach enhanced with a cohesive zone model for modeling delamination induced by matrix cracking
  34. Nondestructive monitoring of damage caused by accelerated ageing in photovoltaic modules
  35. SPH Modelling of Hydrodynamic Lubrication along Rough Surfaces
  36. Hierarchical porosity inherited by natural sources affects the mechanical and biological behaviour of bone scaffolds
  37. Fracture analysis of thin films on compliant substrates: A numerical study using the phase field approach of fracture
  38. Crack Patterns in Heterogenous Rocks Using a Combined Phase Field-Cohesive Interface Modeling Approach: A Numerical Study
  39. Characterization of wave propagation in periodic viscoelastic materials via asymptotic-variational homogenization
  40. Identification of Roughness with Optimal Contact Response with respect to Real Contact Area and Normal Stiffness
  41. A variational approach with embedded roughness for adhesive contact problems
  42. A modeling framework for electro-mechanical interaction between excitable deformable cells
  43. Modeling and simulation in tribology across scales: An overview
  44. A three dimensional adaptive multiscale method for crack growth in Silicon
  45. Peeling of thick adhesive interfaces: the role of dynamics and geometrical nonlinearity
  46. Design of thermo-piezoelectric microstructured bending actuators via multi-field asymptotic homogenization
  47. Fatigue crack growth in Silicon solar cells and hysteretic behaviour of busbars
  48. Modeling complex crack paths in ceramic laminates: A novel variational framework combining the phase field method of fracture and the cohesive zone model
  49. Recent advancements on the phase field approach to brittle fracture for heterogeneous materials and structures
  50. Inkjet printed 2D-crystal based strain gauges on paper
  51. Fracture of solar-grade anisotropic polycrystalline Silicon: A combined phase field–cohesive zone model approach
  52. Surface-based and solid shell formulations of the 7-parameter shell model for layered CFRP and functionally graded power-based composite structures
  53. Long-term EVA degradation simulation: Climatic zones comparison and possible revision of accelerated tests
  54. A 3D finite strain model for intralayer and interlayer crack simulation coupling the phase field approach and cohesive zone model
  55. A nonlocal adaptive discrete empirical interpolation method combined with modified hp -refinement for order reduction of molecular dynamics systems
  56. Special issue on “Recent Advances on the Mechanics of Materials”
  57. A new analytical critical thrust force model for delamination analysis of laminated composites during drilling operation
  58. Partitioned coupling of advection–diffusion–reaction systems and Brinkman flows
  59. Strength prediction of notched thin ply laminates using finite fracture mechanics and the phase field approach
  60. Multi-field asymptotic homogenization of thermo-piezoelectric materials with periodic microstructure
  61. Identification of higher-order continua equivalent to a Cauchy elastic composite
  62. Revisiting the problem of a crack impinging on an interface:A modeling framework for the interaction between the phase field approach for brittle fracture and the interface cohesive zone model
  63. Concurrently coupled solid shell-based adaptive multiscale method for fracture
  64. A reaction-diffusion formulation to simulate EVA polymer degradation in environmental and accelerated ageing conditions
  65. Phase field modeling of brittle fracture for enhanced assumed strain shells at large deformations: formulation and finite element implementation
  66. A nonlinear finite thickness cohesive interface element for modeling delamination in fibre-reinforced composite laminates
  67. A global/local approach for the prediction of the electric response of cracked solar cells in photovoltaic modules under the action of mechanical loads
  68. A 3D coupled thermo-visco-elastic shear-lag formulation for the prediction of residual stresses in photovoltaic modules after lamination
  69. Mechanical properties of Graphene: Molecular dynamics simulations correlated to continuum based scaling laws
  70. A two parameter elasto-plastic formulation for hardening pressure-dependent materials
  71. Topology simulation and contact mechanics of bifractal rough surfaces*
  72. A finite element framework for the interplay between delamination and buckling of rubber-like bi-material systems and stretchable electronics
  73. An Electric Model of Cracked Solar Cells Accounting for Distributed Damage Caused by Crack Interaction
  74. Simulation of Spalling with a Non-planar Bi-layered Interface Due to the Reuse of the Substrate
  75. Simulated hail impacts on flexible photovoltaic laminates: testing and modelling
  76. Lattice orientation and crack size effect on the mechanical properties of Graphene
  77. Editorial of the Special Issue on the EUROMECH Colloquium 575
  78. A computational framework for the interplay between delamination and wrinkling in functionally graded thermal barrier coatings
  79. Node-to-segment and node-to-surface interface finite elements for fracture mechanics
  80. Special Issue on EUROMECH 575
  81. A geometrical multi-scale numerical method for coupled hygro-thermo-mechanical problems in photovoltaic laminates
  82. A thermo-visco-elastic shear-lag model for the prediction of residual stresses in photovoltaic modules after lamination
  83. From NASGRO to fractals: Representing crack growth in metals
  84. PERCOLATION PROPERTIES OF THE FREE VOLUME GENERATED BY TWO ROUGH SURFACES IN CONTACT
  85. Adhesive behaviour of bonded paper layers: Mechanical testing and statistical modelling
  86. Optimization algorithms for the solution of the frictionless normal contact between rough surfaces
  87. An anisotropic large displacement cohesive zone model for fibrillar and crazing interfaces
  88. Evolution of the free volume between rough surfaces in contact
  89. A power and energy procedure in operating photovoltaic systems to quantify the losses according to the causes
  90. Numerical modelling and validation of thermally-induced spalling
  91. Predicting the long term power loss from cell cracks in PV modules
  92. Topological characterization of antireflective and hydrophobic rough surfaces: are random process theory and fractal modeling applicable?
  93. An Accurate Thermoviscoelastic Rheological Model for Ethylene Vinyl Acetate Based on Fractional Calculus
  94. Model order reduction applied to heat conduction in photovoltaic modules
  95. Nonlinear fracture dynamics of laminates with finite thickness adhesives
  96. A consistent interface element formulation for geometrical and material nonlinearities
  97. Image analysis of polycrystalline solar cells and modelling of intergranular and transgranular cracking
  98. A Multi-Scale Numerical Method for the Study of Size-Scale Effects in Ductile Fracture
  99. Flaw-tolerance of nonlocal discrete systems and interpretation according to network theory
  100. Partial-slip frictional response of rough surfaces
  101. Fatigue degradation and electric recovery in Silicon solar cells embedded in photovoltaic modules
  102. The effect of crack size and specimen size on the relation between the Paris and Wöhler curves
  103. Thermal Contact Conductance of Rough Surfaces
  104. A Generalized Electric Model for Mono and Polycrystalline Silicon in the Presence of Cracks and Random Defects
  105. Fiber-size effects on the onset of fiber–matrix debonding under transverse tension: A comparison between cohesive zone and finite fracture mechanics models
  106. Lagrange and his Mécanique Analytique: from Kantian noumenon to present applications
  107. On the dependency of the parameters of fatigue crack growth from the fractal dimension of rough crack profiles
  108. A coupled cohesive zone model for transient analysis of thermoelastic interface debonding
  109. A numerical investigation of the interplay between cohesive cracking and plasticity in polycrystalline materials
  110. A multiscale approach for the seismic analysis of concrete gravity dams
  111. Numerical Modelling of Microcracking in PV Modules Induced by Thermo-mechanical Loads
  112. A multi-physics and multi-scale numerical approach to microcracking and power-loss in photovoltaic modules
  113. Modelling Strain Localization by Cohesive (Overlapping) Zones in Tension (Compression): Brittleness Size Effects and Scaling in Material Properties
  114. Size-Scale Effects on the Friction Coefficient: From Weak Faults at the Planetary Scale to Superlubricity at the Nanoscale
  115. Special issue on computational methods for interface mechanical problems
  116. Modelling strain localization by cohesive/overlapping zones in tension/compression: Brittleness size effects and scaling in material properties
  117. Stiffness and strength of hierarchical polycrystalline materials with imperfect interfaces
  118. Crack Propagation in Honeycomb Cellular Materials: A Computational Approach
  119. Size-scale effects on interaction diagrams for reinforced concrete columns
  120. A cohesive crack model coupled with damage for interface fatigue problems
  121. Special Issue on Fracture and Contact Mechanics for Interface Problems
  122. Special issue on fracture and contact mechanics for interface problems
  123. Structural integrity of hierarchical composites
  124. Contact conductance of rough surfaces composed of modified RMD patches
  125. Thermomechanical deformations in photovoltaic laminates
  126. Contact mechanics of microscopically rough surfaces with graded elasticity
  127. Seismic Analysis of Concrete Gravity Dams: Nonlinear Fracture Mechanics Models and Size-Scale Effects
  128. Singular harmonic problems at a wedge vertex: mathematical analogies between elasticity, diffusion, electromagnetism, and fluid dynamics
  129. A theoretical approach to the interaction between buckling and resonance instabilities
  130. A dimensional analysis interpretation to grain size and loading frequency dependencies of the Paris and Wöhler curves
  131. A nonlocal cohesive zone model for finite thickness interfaces – Part I: Mathematical formulation and validation with molecular dynamics
  132. A nonlocal cohesive zone model for finite thickness interfaces – Part II: FE implementation and application to polycrystalline materials
  133. Dimensional Analysis and Fractal Modeling of Fatigue Crack Growth
  134. Linear Elastic Fracture Mechanics Approach to Plate End Debonding in Rectilinear and Curved Plated Beams
  135. Modelling fatigue in quasi-brittle materials with incomplete self-similarity concepts
  136. A generalisation of the Hillerborg's model for the analytical evaluation of ductility of RC beams in bending
  137. Limits to Plastic Analysis due to Size-Scale Effects on the Rotational Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Cross Sections
  138. Singular, hypersingular and singular free electromagnetic fields at wedge tips in metamaterials
  139. An Analytical Model Based on Strain Localisation for the Study of Size-Scale and Slenderness Effects in Uniaxial Compression Tests
  140. The coefficient of proportionality κ between real contact area and load, with new asperity models
  141. An integrated cohesive/overlapping crack model for the analysis of flexural cracking and crushing in RC beams
  142. Analysis of Snap-Back Instability due to End-Plate Debonding in Strengthened Beams
  143. A Mathematical Analogy and a Unified Asymptotic Formulation for Singular Elastic and Electromagnetic Fields at Multimaterial Wedges
  144. A unified fractal approach for the interpretation of the anomalous scaling laws in fatigue and comparison with existing models
  145. A top-down approach for the prediction of hardness and toughness of hierarchical materials
  146. The overlapping crack model for uniaxial and eccentric concrete compression tests
  147. A unified interpretation of the power laws in fatigue and the analytical correlations between cyclic properties of engineering materials
  148. Towards a Unified Approach for the Analysis of Failure Modes in FRP-Retrofitted Concrete Beams
  149. Asymptotic analysis in Linear Elasticity: From the pioneering studies by Wieghardt and Irwin until today
  150. Fractal and multifractal approaches for the analysis of crack-size dependent scaling laws in fatigue
  151. New Model for the Analysis of Size-Scale Effects on the Ductility of Reinforced Concrete Elements in Bending
  152. A fractal interpretation of size-scale effects on strength, friction and fracture energy of faults
  153. A numerical approach to modelling size effects on the flexural ductility of RC beams
  154. One, no one, and one hundred thousand crack propagation laws: A generalized Barenblatt and Botvina dimensional analysis approach to fatigue crack growth
  155. Inclusion of “interaction” in the Greenwood and Williamson contact theory
  156. Thermo-elastic mismatch in nonhomogeneous beams
  157. On the Stress Singularities at Multimaterial Interfaces and Related Analogies With Fluid Dynamics and Diffusion
  158. The effect of contact on the decohesion of laminated beams with multiple microcracks
  159. Size-Scale Effects on Strength, Friction and Fracture Energy of Faults: A Unified Interpretation According to Fractal Geometry
  160. Numerical analysis of fracture mechanisms and failure modes in bi-layered structural components
  161. Specimen shape and the problem of contact in the assessment of concrete compressive strength
  162. Self-similarity and crack growth instability in the correlation between the Paris’ constants
  163. Reliability of Micromechanical Contact Models: a Still Open Issue
  164. Analytical study of the singularities arising at multi-material interfaces in 2D linear elastic problems
  165. On the resolution dependence of micromechanical contact models
  166. Acoustic emission monitoring and numerical modeling of FRP delamination in RC beams with non-rectangular cross-section
  167. An analytical approach for fracture and fatigue in functionally graded materials
  168. Numerical evaluation of generalized stress-intensity factors in multi-layered composites
  169. Influence of the intermediate material on the singular stress field in trimaterial junctions
  170. On the Asymptotic Stress Field in Angularly Nonhomogeneous Materials
  171. Size-scale effects on the friction coefficient
  172. On the reliability of microscopical contact models
  173. A Coupled Contact and Decohesion Analysis of Laminated Beams
  174. A unified interface constitutive law for the study of fracture and contact problems in heterogeneous materials
  175. Micro-slip of rough surfaces under cyclic tangential loading