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International Journal of Fracture - Top 10 Downloaded Articles 2023

We want to thank the authors of our most-downloaded articles during 2023, and highlight to our readers some of the most impactful research to have published been in the journal. We hope that you will find the data interesting.


Virtual element method for mixed-mode cohesive fracture simulation with element split and domain integral (this opens in a new tab)
by Habeun Choi, Heng Chi & Kyoungsoo Park

Gradient damage model for ductile fracture introducing degradation of damage hardening modulus: implementation and experimental investigations (this opens in a new tab)
by Jike Han, Seishiro Matsubara, Shinnosuke Nishi, Kenji Takada, Mayu Muramatsu, Masaki Omiya, Kensuke Ogawa, Kai Oide, Takaya Kobayashi, Masanobu Murata, Shuji Moriguchi & Kenjiro Terada 

Gradient damage model for ductile fracture introducing degradation of damage hardening modulus: implementation and experimental investigations (this opens in a new tab)
by Alberto Carpinteri, Federico Accornero & Alessio Rubino

A non-iterative parameter identification procedure for the non-local Gurson–Tvergaard–Needleman model based on standardized experiments (this opens in a new tab)
by Omar El Khatib, Geralf Hütter, Rinh-Dinh Pham, Andreas Seupel, Meinhard Kuna & Bjoern Kiefer 

Crack initiation and propagation analysis for fisheye failures in high-strength gears (this opens in a new tab) by S. Rommel, D. Fuchs, T. Tobie & K. Stahl

Analysis of 3D crack patterns in a free plate caused by thermal shock using FEM-bifurcation (this opens in a new tab)
by Nico Jesch-Weigel, Reiner Zielke, Martin Hofmann & Thomas Wallmersperger

Finite Fracture Mechanics extension to dynamic loading scenarios (this opens in a new tab)
by A. Chao Correas, P. Cornetti, M. Corrado & A. Sapora

Ductile tearing of aluminium plates: experiments and modelling (this opens in a new tab)
by Vetle Espeseth, David Morin, Cihan Tekoğlu, Tore Børvik & Odd Sture Hopperstad 

ProCrackPlast: a finite element tool to simulate 3D fatigue crack growth under large plastic deformations (this opens in a new tab)
by Rahul Ganesh, Durga Prasanth Dude, Meinhard Kuna & Bjoern Kiefer

Multi-adaptive spatial discretization of bond-based peridynamics (this opens in a new tab)
by Greta Ongaro, Arman Shojaei, Farshid Mossaiby, Alexander Hermann, Christian J. Cyron & Patrizia Trovalusci 

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