1. Improving the fracture toughness of 3D printed thermoplastic polymers by fused deposition modeling

   • Julien Gardan
   • Ali Makke
   • Naman Recho

   Original Paper 23 December 2017 Pages: 1 - 15

   

2. Fast crack propagation correlated with crack tip stress in 2D hexagonal atomic lattices

   • Xiujin Yang
   • Hong Tian
   • Bin Zhang

   Original Paper 19 December 2017 Pages: 17 - 27

   

3. A localization analysis of a non-uniform damage lattice in presence of strength gradient

   • Benjamin Hérisson
   • Noël Challamel
   • Arnaud Perrot

   Original Paper 16 January 2018 Pages: 29 - 43

   

4. Appraisement of planar, bending and twisting cracks in 3D with isotropic and orthotropic damage models

   • G. B. Barbat
   • M. Cervera
   • M. Chiumenti

   Original Paper 17 January 2018 Pages: 45 - 79

   

5. Surface effects on delamination of a thin film bonded to an elastic substrate

   • Y. Yang
   • K. Y. Lee
   • X.-F. Li

   Original Paper 19 January 2018 Pages: 81 - 94

   

6. Gradient piezoelectricity for cracks under an impact load

   • Jan Sladek
   • Vladimir Sladek
   • Jozef Kasala

   Original Paper 18 January 2018 Pages: 95 - 111

   

7. Achieving pervasive fracture and fragmentation in three-dimensions: an unstructuring-based approach

   • Daniel W. Spring
   • Glaucio H. Paulino

   Original Paper 03 February 2018 Pages: 113 - 136

   

8. Influence of pressure cycling on damage evolution in an unfilled EPDM exposed to high-pressure hydrogen

   • Hiroaki Ono
   • Azdine Nait-Ali
   • Sylvie Castagnet

   Original Paper 31 January 2018 Pages: 137 - 152

   

9. Scaling of brittle failure: strength versus toughness

   • Laurent Brochard
   • Sabri Souguir
   • Karam Sab

   Original Paper 27 January 2018 Pages: 153 - 166

   

10. On the use of non-iterative methods in cohesive fracture

    • J. Alfaiate
    • L. J. Sluys

    Original Paper 31 January 2018 Pages: 167 - 186

    

11. Energy release rate approximation for edge cracks using higher-order topological derivatives

    • Kazem Alidoost
    • Philippe H. Geubelle
    • Daniel A. Tortorelli

    Original Paper 01 February 2018 Pages: 187 - 205

    

12. A theoretical resistance-curve based on nonproportional plastic strain

    • David J. Unger

    Original Paper 13 February 2018 Pages: 207 - 211

    

13. Static mode fatigue crack propagation and generalized stress intensity correlation for fatigue–brittle polymers

    • Jevan Furmanski
    • Lisa A. Pruitt

    Brief Note 30 January 2018 Pages: 213 - 221

    

14. Interfacial fracture strength evaluation of Cu/SiN micro-components: applicability of the linear fracture mechanics criterion under a hydrogen environment

    • Yoshimasa Takahashi
    • Itaru Ashida
    • Shunsuke Muto

    Brief Note 31 January 2018 Pages: 223 - 231