{"id":121,"date":"2024-12-05T20:34:04","date_gmt":"2024-12-05T19:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/?page_id=121"},"modified":"2024-12-05T20:36:05","modified_gmt":"2024-12-05T19:36:05","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2025\/12\/21\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-45-a-genius-path-from-dic-data-to-crack-tip-energy-release\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #45 &#8211; A genius path from DIC data to crack tip energy release \u00a0<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A direct and time-saving method is presented in a paper published in the Elsevier journal Engineering Fracture Mechanics. The paper\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2025\/12\/21\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-45-a-genius-path-from-dic-data-to-crack-tip-energy-release\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #45 &#8211; A genius path from DIC data to crack tip energy release \u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2025\/05\/16\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-44-flexo-piezoelectric-effects-and-cracks\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #44 &#8211; Flexo &amp; piezoelectric effects and cracks<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Curie brothers, Pierre and Jacques, discovered the piezoelectric effect in 1880. The phenomenon has been exploited in many useful\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2025\/05\/16\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-44-flexo-piezoelectric-effects-and-cracks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #44 &#8211; Flexo &amp; piezoelectric effects and cracks<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2025\/05\/16\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-43-fracture-mechanics-contributes-to-averting-our-planetary-climate-change-crisis\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #43 &#8211; Fracture Mechanics Contributes to Averting Our Planetary Climate Change Crisis<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Fracture mechanics suddenly provides a step forward to stop climate change. The blogger has often pictured us humans walking on\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2025\/05\/16\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-43-fracture-mechanics-contributes-to-averting-our-planetary-climate-change-crisis\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #43 &#8211; Fracture Mechanics Contributes to Averting Our Planetary Climate Change Crisis<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/13\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-42-artificially-intelligent-fatigue-crack-growth\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #42 &#8211; Artificially Intelligent Fatigue Crack Growth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The present EFM paper selected for discussion applies artificial intelligence (AI) to fatigue crack growth. The subject is on the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/13\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-42-artificially-intelligent-fatigue-crack-growth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #42 &#8211; Artificially Intelligent Fatigue Crack Growth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-41-are-dislocation-good-or-bad-guys-it-depends\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #41 &#8211;\u00a0Are dislocations good or bad guys? It depends!<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Shifting from macroscopic to microscopic plasticity helps us understand mechanisms that can help us develop high-strength metallic materials. Things that\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-41-are-dislocation-good-or-bad-guys-it-depends\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #41 &#8211;\u00a0Are dislocations good or bad guys? It depends!<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-40-icicle-or-carrot-which-one-has-isotropic-fracture-properties\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #40 &#8211; Icicle or carrot, which one has isotropic fracture properties?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Around 20 years ago, I gave a fracture mechanics lecture and talked about crack initiation that happens in the plane\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-40-icicle-or-carrot-which-one-has-isotropic-fracture-properties\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #40 &#8211; Icicle or carrot, which one has isotropic fracture properties?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-39-dynamic-fracture-on-a-molecular-level\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #39 &#8211; Dynamic Fracture on a Molecular Level<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dynamic fracture is a never-ending story. In 1951, EH Yoffe obtained an analytical solution for a crack of constant length\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-39-dynamic-fracture-on-a-molecular-level\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #39 &#8211; Dynamic Fracture on a Molecular Level<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-38-fracture-of-the-thinnest-of-sheets-graphene\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #38 &#8211; Fracture of the Thinnest of Sheets &#8211; Graphene<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The Nobel laureate Andre Geim made graphene by playing with pencil leads and Scotch tape and coauthored a paper on\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-38-fracture-of-the-thinnest-of-sheets-graphene\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #38 &#8211; Fracture of the Thinnest of Sheets &#8211; Graphene<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-37-a-novel-approach-improving-mode-iiii-cohesive-zone-modelling\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #37 &#8211; A Novel Approach Improving Mode I+III Cohesive Zone Modelling<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The advantage of simplicity is that mechanics and physics can be understood and predicted just by using pen and paper.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-37-a-novel-approach-improving-mode-iiii-cohesive-zone-modelling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #37 &#8211; A Novel Approach Improving Mode I+III Cohesive Zone Modelling<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-36-the-double-k-fracture-model\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #36 &#8211; The Double-K Fracture Model<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The fracture of concrete and other semi-brittle materials offers some simplifications that simplify the analytical analysis. The simple check that\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-36-the-double-k-fracture-model\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #36 &#8211; The Double-K Fracture Model<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-35-what-is-finite-fracture-mechanics\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #35 &#8211; What is Finite Fracture Mechanics?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The subject of this blog is a well-written and technically detailed study of thermal crack initiation where an adhesive joint\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-35-what-is-finite-fracture-mechanics\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #35 &#8211; What is Finite Fracture Mechanics?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-34-the-physics-of-hydrogen-embrittlement\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #34 &#8211; The Physics of Hydrogen Embrittlement<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Hydrogen embrittlement causes problems that probably will become apparent to an increasing extent as hydrogen is taken into general use\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-34-the-physics-of-hydrogen-embrittlement\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #34 &#8211; The Physics of Hydrogen Embrittlement<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-33-the-interaction-integral\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #33 &#8211; The Interaction Integral<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This blog concerns an interesting review of the interaction integral methodology. It deserves to be read by everyone dealing with\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-33-the-interaction-integral\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #33 &#8211; The Interaction Integral<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-32-fatigue-and-machine-learning\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #32 &#8211; Fatigue and machine-learning<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The paper,&nbsp;&#8220;A machine-learning fatigue life prediction approach of additively manufactured metals&#8221; by Hongyixi Bao, Shengchuan Wu, Zhengkai Wu, Guozheng Kang,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-32-fatigue-and-machine-learning\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #32 &#8211; Fatigue and machine-learning<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-31-toughness-of-a-rigid-foam\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #31 &#8211; Toughness of a rigid foam<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A most readworthy paper,&nbsp;&#8220;Static and dynamic mode I fracture toughness of rigid PUR foams under room and cryogenic temperatures&#8221;&nbsp;by E.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-31-toughness-of-a-rigid-foam\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #31 &#8211; Toughness of a rigid foam<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-30-weight-functions-cracks-and-corners\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #30 &#8211; Weight functions, cracks and corners<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Weight functions are practical tools in linear elastic systems where several discrete or continuously distributed sources cause something, deformation, stress,\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-30-weight-functions-cracks-and-corners\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #30 &#8211; Weight functions, cracks and corners<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-29-fast-crack-growth-in-fibre-reinforced-composites\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #29 &#8211; Fast crack growth in fibre reinforced composites<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The outstanding and brilliantly written paper,&nbsp;&#8220;Modeling of Dynamic Mode I Crack Growth in Glass Fiber-reinforced Polymer Composites: Fracture Energy and\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-29-fast-crack-growth-in-fibre-reinforced-composites\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #29 &#8211; Fast crack growth in fibre reinforced composites<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-28-rate-effects-and-dynamic-toughness-of-concrete\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #28 &#8211; Rate effects and dynamic toughness of concrete<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The paper&nbsp;&#8220;Estimating static\/dynamic strength of notched unreinforced concrete under mixed-mode I\/II loading&#8221; by N. Alanazi and L. Susmel in Engineering\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-28-rate-effects-and-dynamic-toughness-of-concrete\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #28 &#8211; Rate effects and dynamic toughness of concrete<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-27-phase-field-modelling-of-cracks-and-interfaces\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #27 &#8211; Phase-field modelling of cracks and interfaces<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Landau and Ginzburg formulated a theory that includes the free energy of phases, with the purpose to derive coupled PDEs\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-27-phase-field-modelling-of-cracks-and-interfaces\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #27 &#8211; Phase-field modelling of cracks and interfaces<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-26-cracks-and-anisotropic-materials\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #26 &#8211; Cracks and anisotropic materials<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">All materials are anisotropic, that&#8217;s a fact. Like the fact that all materials have a nonlinear response. This we can&#8217;t\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-26-cracks-and-anisotropic-materials\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #26 &#8211; Cracks and anisotropic materials<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-25-the-role-of-the-fracture-process-region\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #25 &#8211; The role of the fracture process region<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The subject of this blog is a fracture mechanical study of soft polymers. It is well written and technically detailed\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-25-the-role-of-the-fracture-process-region\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #25 &#8211; The role of the fracture process region<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-24-the-sound-of-crack-growth\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #24 &#8211; The sound of crack growth<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Carbon fibre reinforced polymers combines desired features from different worlds. The fibres are stiff and hard, while the polymers are\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-24-the-sound-of-crack-growth\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #24 &#8211; The sound of crack growth<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-23-paris-exponent-m2-and-behaviour-of-short-cracks\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #23 &#8211; Paris&#8217; exponent m&lt;2 and behaviour of short cracks<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I came across a very interesting paper in Engineering Fracture Mechanics about a year ago. It gives some new results\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-23-paris-exponent-m2-and-behaviour-of-short-cracks\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #23 &#8211; Paris&#8217; exponent m&lt;2 and behaviour of short cracks<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-22-open-access-puts-scientists-in-control-of-their-own-results\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #22 &#8211; Open access puts scientists in control of their own results<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The last ESIS blog about how surprisingly few scientists are willing\/able to share their experimental data, received an unexpectedly large\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-22-open-access-puts-scientists-in-control-of-their-own-results\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #22 &#8211; Open access puts scientists in control of their own results<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-21-only-6-of-experimentalists-want-to-disclose-raw-data\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #21 &#8211; Only 6% of experimentalists want to disclose raw-data<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Experimental data availability is a cornerstone for reproducibility in experimental fracture mechanics. This is how the technical note begins, the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-21-only-6-of-experimentalists-want-to-disclose-raw-data\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #21 &#8211; Only 6% of experimentalists want to disclose raw-data<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-20-add-stronger-singularities-to-improve-numerical-accuracy\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #20 &#8211; Add stronger singularities to improve numerical accuracy<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It is common practice to obtain stress intensity factors in elastic materials by using Williams series expansions truncated at the&nbsp;r^(-1\/2)-stress\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-20-add-stronger-singularities-to-improve-numerical-accuracy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #20 &#8211; Add stronger singularities to improve numerical accuracy<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-19-fracture-mechanical-properties-of-graphene\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #19 &#8211; Fracture mechanical properties of graphene<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Extreme thermal and electrical conductivity, blocks out almost all gases, stiff as diamond and stronger than anything else. The list\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-19-fracture-mechanical-properties-of-graphene\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #19 &#8211; Fracture mechanical properties of graphene<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-18-a-crack-tip-energy-release-rate-caused-by-t-stress\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #18\u00a0&#8211; A crack tip energy release rate caused by T-stress\u00a0<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A T-stress is generally not expected to contribute to the stress intensity factor because its contribution to the free energy\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-18-a-crack-tip-energy-release-rate-caused-by-t-stress\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #18\u00a0&#8211; A crack tip energy release rate caused by T-stress\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-17-what-is-the-second-most-important-quantity-at-fracture\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #17 &#8211; What is the second most important quantity at fracture?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">No doubt the energy release rate comes first. What comes next is proposed in a recently published study that describes\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-17-what-is-the-second-most-important-quantity-at-fracture\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #17 &#8211; What is the second most important quantity at fracture?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-16-what-is-wrong-with-pure-mode-i-and-ii-a-lot-it-seems\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #16 &#8211; What is wrong with pure mode I and II? A lot it seems<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">It is common practice when solving boundary value problems to split the solution into a symmetric and an antisymmetric part\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-16-what-is-wrong-with-pure-mode-i-and-ii-a-lot-it-seems\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #16 &#8211; What is wrong with pure mode I and II? A lot it seems<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-15-designing-for-crack-arrest\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #15 &#8211; Designing for crack arrest<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Everyone loves an elegant engineering solution. It is particularly true when the alternatives are terrifying. In the paper: \u201dBrittle crack\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-15-designing-for-crack-arrest\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #15 &#8211; Designing for crack arrest<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-14-how-to-understand-the-j-integral-when-multiple-cracks-are-growing-at-different-rates\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #14 &#8211;\u00a0How to understand the J-integral when multiple cracks are growing at different rates<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A nice demonstration of toughening by introducing multiple secondary cracking of planes parallel with the primary crack is found in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-14-how-to-understand-the-j-integral-when-multiple-cracks-are-growing-at-different-rates\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #14 &#8211;\u00a0How to understand the J-integral when multiple cracks are growing at different rates<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-13-cohesive-properties-at-ductile-tearing\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #13 &#8211; Cohesive properties at ductile tearing<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In this review of particularly readworthy papers in EFM, I have selected a paper about the tearing of large ductile\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-13-cohesive-properties-at-ductile-tearing\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #13 &#8211; Cohesive properties at ductile tearing<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-12-crack-paths-and-fracture-process-region-autonomy\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #12 &#8211; Crack paths and fracture process region autonomy<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Cracks typically follow paths that locally give a mode I crack tip load. At mixed modes crack are extended via\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-12-crack-paths-and-fracture-process-region-autonomy\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #12 &#8211; Crack paths and fracture process region autonomy<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-11-fracture-processes-and-phase-field-modelling\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #11 &#8211; Fracture processes and phase-field modelling<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In the latest volume of Engineering Fracture Mechanics there is an interesting paper about the calculation of crack growth paths\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-11-fracture-processes-and-phase-field-modelling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #11 &#8211; Fracture processes and phase-field modelling<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-10-searching-for-the-length-scale-of-stress-corrosion\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #10 &#8211; Searching for the length scale of stress corrosion<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">According to the Swedish Plant Inspectorate the&nbsp;major part of all reported fracture related failures in Sweden are due to stress\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-10-searching-for-the-length-scale-of-stress-corrosion\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #10 &#8211; Searching for the length scale of stress corrosion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-9-crack-tip-modelling\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #9 &#8211; Crack tip modelling<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dear Reader,&nbsp; I recently took over as the ESIS blog editor. Being the second in this baton relay, I will\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-9-crack-tip-modelling\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #9 &#8211; Crack tip modelling<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-8-elastic-follow-up\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #8 &#8211; Elastic follow-up<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is the story of threefold failure, which doubtlessly is the subject of fracture mechanics, a story of failure in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-8-elastic-follow-up\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #8 &#8211; Elastic follow-up<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-7-configurational-force-approach\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #7 &#8211; Configurational force approach<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">New paradigms may help understanding unsolved scientific problems by looking on them from a different perspective. Or they may lead\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-7-configurational-force-approach\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #7 &#8211; Configurational force approach<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/applicable-limit-of-the-stress-intensity-factor-for-steep-yield-strength-distribution\/\">Applicable limit of the stress intensity factor for steep yield strength distribution<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">\u201cThe number of bad papers is multiplying. \u2026 a new, dramatic problem arises: how to select in the mud the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/applicable-limit-of-the-stress-intensity-factor-for-steep-yield-strength-distribution\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Applicable limit of the stress intensity factor for steep yield strength distribution<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/a-blog-for-discussing-fracture-papers\/\">A blog for discussing fracture papers<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">The aim of&nbsp;ESIS&nbsp;is not only to develop and extend knowledge in all aspects of structural integrity, but also to disseminate\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/a-blog-for-discussing-fracture-papers\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: A blog for discussing fracture papers<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-5-yield-ciriterion-or-failure-criterion\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #5 &#8211; Yield ciriterion or failure criterion<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">What is the difference betwee a failure criterion and a yield condition? You may meet natural and engineering scientists who\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-5-yield-ciriterion-or-failure-criterion\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #5 &#8211; Yield ciriterion or failure criterion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-4-is-paper-ductile\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #4 &#8211; Is paper ductile?<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">In my previous blog, I complained about colleagues developing constitutive models without having any notion about the specific nature of\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-4-is-paper-ductile\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #4 &#8211; Is paper ductile?<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/length-scales-in-fracture\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #3 &#8211;\u00a0Length Scales in Fracture<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Some material scientists and experimentalists are generally sceptical of simulations and reproach the theoreticians with lacking knowledge of real materials.\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/length-scales-in-fracture\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #3 &#8211;\u00a0Length Scales in Fracture<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-2\/\">Discussion of fracture paper # 2\u00a0&#8211; The role of the T-stress<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Williams derived it in 1939, Irwin addressed it in 1957 as one of two parameters characterising \u201cthe influence of the\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-2\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper # 2\u00a0&#8211; The role of the T-stress<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-1-a-contol-volume-model\/\">Discussion of fracture paper #1 &#8211; A contol volume model<\/a><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">This is a premiere: my first contribution to the new ESIS&#8217; blog announced in January. Why comment on papers in\u2026 <a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/2024\/12\/05\/discussion-of-fracture-paper-1-a-contol-volume-model\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">: Discussion of fracture paper #1 &#8211; A contol volume model<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-121","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","post-preview"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=121"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127,"href":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/121\/revisions\/127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.esis.site\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}