Fracture mechanics in piezoelectric materials is an evolving field that merges the principles of mechanical failure with the distinct electromechanical properties of piezoelectric systems. These ...

Fracture mechanics in heterogeneous materials encompasses the study of crack initiation and propagation in systems comprising multiple constituent phases or layers with differing mechanical properties ...

For 35 years, Zdeněk P Bažant relentlessly argued in the American Concrete Institute (ACI) for adopting his non-statistical energetic size effect law, based on quasibrittle fracture mechanics, for ACI ...

In my May 2020 CW column, I introduced a new test method for measuring the fracture toughness within the facesheet-to-core interface region of sandwich composites. This proposed test method, referred ...

In this course, students will develop a comprehensive understanding of the fracture of soft materials and experimental approaches to measure the fracture properties of soft materials.