MS08 - Recent advances and trends in the computational modeling of damage, fatigue, and fracture in Engineering Materials

Keywords: Fracture mechanics; Multi-physics modeling; Anisotropic damage; Fatigue and fracture; Phase-field method; Multiscale modeling

Organizers:
Abedulgader Baktheer (1) – Abedulgader.baktheer@rwth-aachen.de
Johannes Storm (2) – johannes.storm@tu-dresden.de
Fadi Aldakheel (3) – fadi.aldakheel@ibnm.uni-hannover.de

Affiliations:
(1) Institute of Structural Concrete, RWTH Aachen University, 52074 Aachen, Germany
(2) Institute for Structural Analysis, Technische Universität Dresden, 01062 Dresden, Germany
(3) Institute of Mechanics and Computational Mechanics, Leibniz Universität Hannover, 30167 Hannover, Germany

Abstract:
The exponential growth in computing power over the past decade has driven remarkable advances in the analysis of lifetime and reliability for engineering materials and structures. Increasingly, industry relies on numerical simulations to predict the monotonic and cyclic responses of materials under various loading conditions for more efficient and resilient designs. In response to this demand, a wide array of innovative computational modeling techniques has emerged, focused on accurately predicting inelastic material behavior, including damage localization, crack initiation, propagation, and other critical material instabilities.

This minisymposium aims  to provide a platform for discussion the cutting-edge theoretical and computational advancements in modeling the inelastic response and degradation of materials, leading up to ultimate failure. Topics of interest span a variety of modeling approaches and applications, including but not limited to:

  • Metals, geo-materials, ceramics, polymers, composites, biological tissues, and more
  • Initiation and propagation of defects and cracks, fatigue degradation, and fracture mechanics
  • Innovations in phase-field modeling for fracture and fatigue
  • Discrete models, micromechanical formulations, continuum damage models
  • Thermo-mechanical, chemo-mechanical modeling, and other multi-physics approaches
  • Multiscale frameworks bridging different length / time scales
  • Experimental characterization and validation of damage and fracture

This session offers a forum for interdisciplinary exchange, fostering dialogue on the latest developments, methodologies, and applications across fields. Contributions from theoretical, experimental, and computational perspectives are welcomed to facilitate cross-disciplinary insights and collaboration on the challenges of damage and failure prediction in engineering materials.