Journal and Conference Publications of the Cornell Fracture Group

Journal, conference, and book publications are arranged by the following topics:

	Boundary Element Methods in Computational Fracture
	Case Studies and Applications
	Fracture in Composites
	Computer Visualization of Fracture Processes
	Dynamic Crack Propagation
	Fatigue Crack Propagation
	Nonlinear and Coupled Fracture Mechanics
	Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics
	Three-Dimensional Crack Propagation
	Topological Approaches to Representation of Cracking
	Fracture Toughness and Crack Growth Rate Testing

This publication was updated Nov 15, 2007.

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Boundary Element Methods in Computational Fracture Mechanics

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Shah, K.R., B.J. Carter and A.R. Ingraffea, "Hydraulic Fracturing Simulation in Parallel Computing Environment", Proceedings of the 34th US Rock Mechanics Symposium, New York, New York, 1997.

Ingraffea, A. R., Gray, L., Wawrzynek, P., "A New Boundary Element Formulation for the Simulation of Damage in Composite Joints", to appear in the Proceedings of the 38th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference, April, 1997.

Gray, L., Potyondy, D., Lutz, E., Wawrzynek, P., Martha, L., Ingraffea, A., "Crack Propagation Modeling", Mathematical Models and Methods in Applied Sciences, 4, 2, 179-202, 1994.

Lutz, E., Ingraffea, A. R., Gray, L., "Use of 'Simple Solutions' for Boundary Integral Methods in Elasticity and Fracture Analysis", Int. J. Num. Meth. Eng., 35, 1737-1751, 1992.

Martha, Luiz F., Gray, L.J., Ingraffea, A. R., "Three-Dimensional Fracture Simulation with a Single-Domain, Direct Boundary Element Formulation", Int. J. Num. Meth. Eng., 35, 1992.

Lutz, E., Gray, L., Ingraffea, A. R., "An Overview of Integration Methods for Hypersingular Boundary Integrals", Boundary Elements XIII, C. Brebbia and G. Gipson, Editors, Computational Mechanics Publications, Elsevier Applied Science, 913-925, 1991.

Lutz, E., Wawrzynek, P., and Ingraffea, A. R., "Using Parameterized Gaussian Quadrature in the 2D BEM for Elasticity", Computational Engineering with Boundary Elements, Vol. 2: Solid and Computational Problems, A. H-S. Cheng, C. A. Brebbia, S. Grille, Editors, Computational Mechanics Publications, 1990.

Lutz, E., Gray, L., and Ingraffea, A. R., "Indirect Evaluation of Surface Stress in the Boundary Element Method," in Boundary Integral Methods, L. Morino and R. Piva, eds., pp.339-348, Springer Verlag, Berlin 1991.

Gray, L. J., Martha, L. F., Ingraffea, A. R., "Hypersingular Integrals in Boundary Element Fracture Analysis," Int. Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 29, 1990, pp. 1135-1158.

Case Studies and Applications

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Emery, J. M., Hochhalther, J. D. and Ingraffea, A. R. (2007) Computational Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures: A Retrospective through Multiple Lenses, FraMCos-6, Jun 17-22, Catania, Italy.

Hwang CG, Ingraffea AR. Virtual crack extension method for calculating the second order derivatives of energy release rates for multiply cracked systems. Eng. Fract. Mech., 74, 1468-1487, 2007.

Olsen, Kirk W., Rimnac, Clare M., Wawrzynek, Paul A. and Carter, Bruce J. (2007) Fatigue Crack Growth Analyses of Aerospace Threaded Fasteners; Part IV: Numeric Analyses and Synthesis of All Results, ASTM STP 1487, Structural Integrity of Fasteners Including the Effects of Environmental and Stress Corrosion Cracking.

Ural A, Heber G, Wawrzynek P A, Ingraffea A R, Lewicki D G, Cavalcante Neto J B. Three-dimensional, Parallel, Finite Element Simulation of Fatigue Crack Growth in a Spiral Bevel Pinion Gear. Engrg. Fract. Mech., 72, 8, 1148-1170, 2005.

C. G. Hwang, P. A. Wawrzynek, A. R. Ingraffea. On the Calculation of Derivatives of Stress Intensity Factors for Multiple Cracks, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 72, 1171-1196, 2005.

Emery, J. M., Miyazaki, K., Ingraffea, A. R., "A simplified evaluation of stress intensity factors for a small diameter pipe penetrating a thick plate", 2003 ASME Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, Cleveland, OH, July 20-24, 2003.

Hwang, C., Wawrzynek P.A., Ingraffea, A.R.," On the virtual crack extension method for calculating the derivatives of energy release rates for a 3D planar crack of arbitrary shape under mode-I loading", Eng. Fract. Mech. 68(7),925-947,2001.

Chen, C.-S., Krause, R., Pettit, R. G., Banks-Sills, L., and Ingraffea, A. R. "Numerical Assessment of T-stress Computation Using a P-version Finite Element Method," Int. J. Fracture, 107 2, 177-199, 2001.

Spievak, L., Lewicki, D., Wawrzynek, P., Ingraffea, A., "Simulating Fatigue Crack Growth in Spiral Bevel Gears", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 68, 1, 53-76, 2001.

Chi, W-M, Deierlein, G. G., Ingraffea, A. R., "Fracture Toughness Demands in Welded Beam-Column Moment Connections", J. Structural Division, ASCE, 126, 1, 88-97, 2000.

Castell, M., Ingraffea, A. R., Irwin, L. "Fatigue Crack Growth in Pavements " 126, 4, 283-290, ASCE J. Transportation Engrg., 2000.

Chi, W-M.,Deierlein, G., Ingraffea, A.R., "Finite Element Fracture Analysis of Welded Beam-Column Connections", Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics: 30th Volume, ASTM STP 1360, 439-455, 2000.

Chi, W-M, Dierlein, G., Ingraffea, A. R., "Finite Element Fracture Mechanics Investigation of Welded Beam-Column Connections", SAC Joint Venture/CUREe Subcontract 26-28, Structural Engineering Report No. 97-7, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 167 pp.

Gall, K., Iesulauro, E., Hui, H., Ingraffea, A., "Atomistic and continuum based fracture modeling in single crystal Silicon", in Advances in Computational Engineering & Sciences 2000, Volume II, Satya N. Atluri and Frederick W. Brust, editors, 2000-2006, Tech Science Press, 2000.

Lewicki, D., Spievak, L., Wawrzynek, P., Ingraffea, A., Handschuh, R., "Consideration of Moving Tooth Load in Gear Crack Propagation Predictions", accepted for publication, J. Mech. Design, ASME, 10/2000.

Hwang, C., Ingraffea, A. R., Wawrzynek, P., "Virtual Crack Extension Method for Calculating Rates of Energy Release Rate and Numerical Simulation of Crack Growth in Two and Three Dimensions", Structural Engineering Research Report 99-2, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University January, 1999.

Ingraffea, A. R., Chen, D., Wawrzynek, P., "How Long Can They Fly? Computer Simulation and the Aging Aircraft Problem", Proc. 39^th Israel Annual Conf. Aerospace Sciences, Tel Aviv, 2-1:2-16, 1999.

Chen, C.-S., Wawrzynek, P.A., and Ingraffea, A. R., "Crack Growth Simulation and Residual Strength Prediction in Airplane Fuselages," Final Report for NASA project NAG-1-1184, Structural Engineering Research Report 99-1, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Cornell University, January, 1999.

Singh, R., Carter, B., Wawrzynek, P. A., Ingraffea, A. R., " Universal Crack Closure Integral for SIF Estimation", accepted for publication, Eng. Fract. Mech., 1998.

Hwang, C., Wawrzynek, P. A., Tayebi, A. K., Ingraffea, A. R., "On the Virtual Crack Extension Method for Calculation of the Rates of Energy Release Rate", Eng. Fract. Mech., 59, 521-542, 1998.

Bittencourt, T., Wawrzynek, P., Sousa, J., Ingraffea, A., "Quasi-Automatic Simulation of Crack Propagation for 2D LEFM Problems", Eng. Fract. Mech., 55, 2, 321-334, 1996.

Ingraffea, A., Wawrzynek, P., "FRANC2D: A Case Study in Transfer of Software Technology", Research Transformed into Practice: Implementations of NSF Research, J. Colville, A. Amde, Eds., ASCE Press, New York, 233-344, 1995.

Potyondy. D., Wawrzynek, P., Ingraffea, A., "Discrete Crack Growth Analysis Methodology for Through Cracks in Pressurized Fuselage Structures", Int. J. Num. Meth. Engr., 38, 1611-1633, 1995.

Carter, B., Ingraffea, A., "Effects of Casing and Interface Behavior on Hydraulic Fracture", Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, H. Siriwardane and M. Zaman, Eds., A. A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Vol. 2, 1561-1566, 1994.

Martha, L.F., Llorca, J., Ingraffea, A. R., and Elices, M., "Numerical Simulation of Crack Initiation and Propagation in an Arch Dam", Dam Engineering, 2, 3, 193-214, 1991.

Swenson, D. V., Ingraffea, A. R., "The Collapse of the Schoharie Creek Bridge: A Case Study in Concrete Fracture Mechanics", Int. Journal of Fracture, 51, 73-92, 1991.

Lamkin, S. J., Wawrzynek, P. A. and Ingraffea, A.R., "Two - Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Interacting Fractures in Rock," Fracture of Con crete and Rock: Recent Developments, S. P., Shah, S.E. Swartz, B. Barr, editors, Elsevier Science Publishing, New York, N.Y., 1989, pp. 121 - 131.

A. R. Ingraffea, H. Linsbauer, H. Rossmanith, "Computer Simulation of Cracking in a Large Arch Dam Downstream Side Cracking," Fracture of Concrete and Rock, S. P. Shah and S. E. Swartz, editors, Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1989, pp. 334 - 342.

Ingraffea, A. R., "Case Studies of Simulation of Fracture in Concrete Dams," Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 35, No. 1/2/3, 1990, pp. 553-564.

Linsbauer, H. N., Ingraffea, A. R., Rossmanith, H. P., Wawrzynek, P. A., "Simulation of Cracking in a Large Arch Dam: Part I," Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 115, No. 7, July 1989, pp. 1599 - 1615.

Linsbauer, H. N., Ingraffea, A. R., Rossmanith, H. P., Wawrzynek, P. A., "Simulation of Cracking in a Large Arch Dam: Part II," Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol. 115, No. 7, July, 1989, pp. 1616 - 1630.

Ingraffea, A. R., Linsbauer, H.N., Rossmanith, H.P., "Computer Simulation of Cracking in a Large Arch Dam: Downstream Side Cracking," Fracture of Concrete and Rock, S. Shah and S. Swartz, editors, Springer Verlag, New York, 1987 pp.334 - 342.

Ingraffea, A. R., "Interactive Computer Simulation of Fracture Processes," Proc. of the Fourth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fracture Mechanics, March 23 - 27, 1987, San Antonio, Texas, A. R. Luxmoore, D. R. J. Owen, Y. P. S. Rajapakse, and M. F. Kanninen, editors, pp. 677 - 699.

Boone, T. J., Wawrzynek. P., Ingraffea, A. R., "Finite Element Modeling of Fracture Propagation in Orthotropic Materials," Engineering Fracture Mechanics. Vol. 26, No. 2, 1987, pp. 185 - 201.

Ingraffea, A. R., Mettam, K., Gerstle, W. H., "An Analytical and Experimental Investigation into Fatigue Cracking in Welded Crane Runway Girders," Proc. 2nd International Conference on Structural Failure, Product Liability and Technical Insurance. H. P. Rossmanith, editor, Vienna, July 1 - 3, 1986, pp. 201 - 223.

Ingraffea, A. R., Gerstle, W. H., Mettam, K. I., Wawrzynek, P.,Hellier, A. K., "Cracking of Welded Crane Runway Girders: Physical Testing and Computer Simulation," Iron and Steel Engineer, Vol. 62, No. 12, December, 1985, pp. 46 - 52.

Ingraffea, A. R., Gerstle, W., Gergely, P., Saouma, V., "Fracture Mechanics of Bond in Reinforced Concrete," Journal of the Structural Division, ASCE, Vol. 110, No. 4, April, 1984, pp. 871 - 890.

Fracture in Composites

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Ural A, Zehnder AT, Ingraffea AR, "Fracture mechanics approach to facesheet delamination in honeycomb: measurement of energy release rate of the adhesive bond", Eng Fract Mech 70 (1), 93-103, 2003.

Han TS, Ural A, Chen CS, Zehnder AT, Ingraffea AR, Billington SL., "Delamination buckling and propagation analysis of honeycomb panels using a cohesive element approach", Int J Fracture 115 (2), 101-123, 2002.

Computer Visualization of Fracture Processes

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Boone, T. J., Ingraffea, A. R., Roegiers, J. - C., "Visualization of Hydraulically - Driven Fracture Propagation in Poroelastic Media Using a Super - Workstation," Journal of Petroleum Technology. June 1989, pp. 574 - 580.

Perucchio, R., Ingraffea, A. R., "An Integrated Boundary Element Analysis System with Interactive Computer Graphics for Three Dimensional Linear - Elastic Fracture Mechanics," Journal of Computers and Structures , Vol. 20, 1985, pp. 157 - 171.

Perucchio, R., Han, T. - Y., Ingraffea, A. R., Abel, J. F., "Interactive Mesh Creation for Three - Dimensional Solids," Proceedings of the U.S. - Sweden Workshop on CAD/CAM for Tooling and Forging Technology. Society of Manufacturing Engineers, Ithaca, New York, 1983, 33 - 38.

Perucchio, R. S., Ingraffea, A. R., "Integrated Computer Graphic BEM Analysis System," Proc. of the Fourth Engineering Mechanics Division Specialty Conference, ASCE, Volume I, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, May 23 - 25, 1983, 114 - 117.

Perucchio, R., Ingraffea, A. R., "Computer Graphic Boundary Integral Analysis," Proc. of the ASCE 8th Conference on Elect. Computation, J. K. Nelson, Ed., Houston, Texas, February 21 - 23, 1983, 422 - 435.

Perucchio, R., Ingraffea, A. R., "Interactive Computer Graphics Preprocessing for Three - Dimensional Boundary Integral Element Analysis," J. Computers Structures , 16, 1 - 4, 1983, 153 - 166.

Perucchio, R., Ingraffea, A. R., Abel, J.F., "Interactive Computer Graphic Preprocessing for Three - Dimensional Finite Element Analysis," Int. J. Num. Meth. Engrg., 18, 6, 1982, 909 - 926.

Dynamic Crack Propagation

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Swenson, D. V., Ingraffea, A. R., "Modelling Mixed-Mode Dynamic Crack Propagation Using Finite Elements: Theory and Applications", Computational Mechanics, 3, 1988, pp. 187-192.

Swenson, D. V., Ingraffea, A. R., "Using Combined Experiments and Analysis to Generate Dynamic Critical Stress Intensity Data,"Fracture Mechan ics: 19th Symposium , ASTM STP 969, T. A. Cruse, Ed., American Society for Testing and Materials, Phila., 1988, pp. 405 - 426.

Swenson, D., Ingraffea, A. R., "A Finite Element Model of Dynamic Crack Propagation with an Application to Intersecting Cracks," Proc.of the Fourth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fracture Mechanics, March 23 - 27, 1987, San Antonio, Texas, A. R. Luxmoore, D. R. J. Owen, Y. P. S. Ra japakse, and M. F. Kanninen, editors, pp. 191 - 204.

Fatigue Crack Propagation

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Chen CS, Wawrzynek PA, Ingraffea AR,"Prediction of residual strength and curvilinear crack growth in aircraft fuselages", AIAA J 40 (8): 1644-1652 AUG 2002.

Chen CS, Wawrzynek PA, Ingraffea AR, "Residual strength prediction of aircraft fuselages using crack-tip opening angle criterion", AIAA J 40 (3): 566-575 MAR 2002.

Chen, C.-S., Wawrzynek, P. A., and Ingraffea, A. R. (1999), "Residual Strength Prediction in KC-135 Fuselages and Curvilinear Crack Growth Analysis in Narrow Body Fuselages," the Third Joint FAA/DoD/NASA Conference on Aging Aircraft, Albuquerque, New Mexico, September 20-23, 1999.

Wawrzynek, P. A., Chen, C.-S., and Ingraffea, A. R. (1999) "Simulation of Plastic Tearing and the Prediction of Residual Strength in Transport Aircraft Fuselages," Symposium of the 5th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Boulder, CO, USA, August 4-6, 1999.

Chen, C.-S., Wawrzynek, P. A., and Ingraffea, A. R. (1999), "Residual Strength Analysis of Fuselage Structures Subjected to Widespread Fatigue Damage," the Seventh International Fatigue Congress, Fatigue '99, June 8-12, 1999.

Chen, C.-S., Wawrzynek, P. A., and Ingraffea, A. R. (1998), "Residual Strength Prediction of Fuselage Structures with Multiple Site Damage," the Second Joint NASA/DoD/FAA Conference on Aging Aircraft, Williamsburg, VA, pp. 635-656.

Chen, C.-S. , Wawrzynek, P.A., and Ingraffea, A.R., "Methodology for Fatigue Crack Growth and Residual Strength Prediction with Applications to Aircraft Fuselages," Computational Mechanics, 19, 6, 527-532, 1997.

Potyondy, D., Ingraffea, A. R., "A Methodology for Simulation of Curvilinear Crack Growth in Pressurized Fuselages", Durability of Metal Aircraft Structures: Proc. Int. Workshop Struct. Integrity Aging Airplanes, S. N. Atluri et al, eds., Atlanta Technology Publications, Atlanta, pp. 217-230, 1992.

Gerstle, W. H., Ingraffea, A. R., Perucchio, R., "Three-Dimensional Fatigue Crack Propagation Analysis Using the Boundary Element Method," lnternational Journal of Fatigue, Vol. 10, No. 3, 1988, pp. 187 - 192.

Manu, C., Ingraffea, A. R., "Numerical Evaluation of the Growth Rate Material Parameters in Fatigue Propagation of Surface Flaws," Nuclear Engineering and Design, 77, No. 2, March, 1984, pp. 131 - 138.

Nonlinear and Coupled Fracture Mechanics

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Hanson J H, Bittencourt T N, Ingraffea A R. Three-dimensional influence coefficient method for cohesive crack simulations. Engrg. Fract. Mech., 71, 2109-2124, 2004.

Pettit, R., Chen, C.-S., Wawrzynek, P., Ingraffea, A. R., "Process Zone Size Effects on Naturally Curving Cracks", Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 68, 10, 1181-1205, 2001.

TerMaath, S.C., Ingraffea, A.R., and Wawrzynek, P.A. (1999) "A Computational Fracture Mechanics Approach for the Analysis of Facesheet-from-Core Disbond of Honeycomb Core Sandwich Panels." Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics: 30th Volume, STP 1360, P.C. Paris and K.L. Jerina, Eds., American Society for Testing and Materials, West Conshohocken, PA, 169-182

Chen, C.-S., Wawrzynek, P. A., and Ingraffea, A. R. (1998) "Elastic-Plastic Crack Growth Simulation and Residual Strength Prediction of Thin Plates with Single and Multiple Cracks," Fatigue and Fracture Mechanics: Twenty-Ninth Volume, ASTM STP 1332, pp. 97-113.

C.R. Myers, S.R. Arwade, E. Iesulauro, P.A. Wawrzynek, M. Grigoriu, A.R. Ingraffea, P.R. Dawson, M.P. Miller, and J.P. Sethna, ``Digital Material: a Framework for Multiscale Modeling of Defects in Solids'', to appear in Proceedings of Symposium J: Multiscale Materials Modeling, Materials Research Society Fall 1998 Meeting, Materials Research Society, 1998.

Chen, C.-S., Wawrzynek, P. A., and Ingraffea, A. R. (1997), "Simulation of Stable Tearing and Residual Strength Prediction with Applications to Aircraft Fuselages," Proceedings of the FAA-NASA Symposium on Continued Airworthiness of Aircraft Structures, Atlanta, pp. 605-618.

Bittencourt, T., Ingraffea, A. R., "Um Metodo Numericao para o Modelmento de Fraturamento Coesivo em 3D (In Portugese)", Revista Internacional de Metodos Numericos para Calculo y Diseno en Ingeneria , 11, 4, 1-10, 1995.

Bittencourt, T., Ingraffea, A. R., "Three-Dimensional Cohesive Crack Analysis of Short-Rod Specimens", ASTM-STP 1220: Fracture Mechanics: 25th Volume, 46-60, 1995.

Bittencourt, T., Ingraffea, A., "Three Dimensional Cohesive Crack Analysis of the Short Rod Fracture Toughness Test Specimen", Computer Modelling of Concrete Structures, Proceedings of EURO-C 1994 International Conference, H. Mang, N. Bicanic, R. De Borst, Editors, Pineridge Press Ltd., Swansea, UK, 1-16, 1994.

Sousa, J., Carter, B., Ingraffea, A. R., "Numerical Simulation of 3D Hydraulic Fracture Using Newtonian and Power-Law Fluids", Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. & Geomech. Abstr., 30, 7, 1265-1271, 1993.

Bittencourt, T., Ingraffea, A. R., Llorca, J., "Simulation of Arbitrary, Cohesive Crack Propagation", Fracture Mechanics of Concrete Structures, Z. Bazant, Editor, Elsevier Applied Science, New York, 339-350, 1992.

Boone, T.J., Ingraffea, A.R. and Roegiers, J.C., "Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Poroelastic Rock with Application to Stress Measurement Techniques", Int. J. Rock Mech. Min. Sci. & Geomech. Abstr., 28, 1, 1-14, 1991.

Heuze, F., Shaffer, R. J., Ingraffea, A. R., Nilson, R. H., "Propagation of Fluid-driven fractures in Jointed Rock. Part 1 - Development and Validation of Methods of Analysis", Int. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences & Geomechanics Abstracts, 27, 4, 243 - 254, 1990.

Boone, T. J., Ingraffea, A. R., "An Investigation of Poroelastic Effects Re lated to Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Rock and Stress Measurement Techniques," Proc. of the 30th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics. A. W. Khair, Editor, A. A. Balkema, Publisher, Rotterdam, 1989, pp. 73 - 80.

Shaffer, R. J., Heuze, F. E., Thorpe, R. K., Ingraffea, A. R , and Nilson, R. H., "Models of Quasi - Static and Dynamic Fluid - Driven Fracturing in Jointed Rocks," Fracture of Concrete and Rock, S. P. Shah and S. E. Swartz, editors, Springer - Verlag New York, Inc., 1989 pp. 189 - 198.

Boone, T. J., Ingraffea, A. R., "A Numerical Procedure for Simulation of Hydraulically - Driven Fracture Propagation in Poroelastic Media," International Journal for Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics Vol. 14, Feb., 1990, pp. 27-47.

Boone, T. J., Ingraffea, A. R., "Simulation of Fracture Propagation in Poroelastic Materials with Application to the Measurement of Fracture Parameters," Fracture Toughness and Fracture Energy: Test Methods for Concrete and Rock, Mihashi, H., Takahashi, H., Wittman, F., Edi tors, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1989, pp. 325 - 344.

Ingraffea, A. R., Boone, T. J., "Simulation of Hydraulic Fracture Propagation in Poroelastic Rock," Numerical Methods in Geomechanics, G. Swoboda, editor, Balkema, Rotterdam, 1988, pp. 95 - 105.

Boone, T. J. and lngraffea, A. R.. "Simulation of the Fracture Process at Rock lnterfaces," Proc. of the Fourth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fracture Mechanics, March 23 - 27, 1987, San Antonio, Texas, A. R. Luxmoore, D. R. J. Owen, Y. P. S. Rajapakse, and M. F. Kanninen, editors, pp. 519 - 531.

Shaffer, R. J., Heuze, F. E., Thorpe, R. K.. Ingraffea, A. R.. and Nilson, R. H., "Models of Quasi-Static and Dynamic Fluid- Driven Fracturing in Jointed Rocks," Proc. of the Fourth International Conference on Numerical Methods in Fracture Me chanics, March 23-27, 1987, San Antonio, Texas, A. R. Luxmoore, D. R. J. Owen, Y. S. Rajapakse, and M. F. Kanninen, editors, pp.505 - 518.

Wawrzynek, P., Boone, T., and Ingraffea, A. R., "Efficient Techniques for Modeling the Fracture Process Zone in Rock and Concrete, "Proc. of the Fourth lnternational Conference on Numerical Methods in Fracture Mechanics, March 23-27, 1987, San Antonio, Texas, A. R. Luxmoore, D. R. J. Owen, Y. S. Rajapakse, and M. F. Kanninen, editors, pp. 473 - 482.

Thiercelin, M., Roegiers, J. C., Boone, T. J., Ingraffea, A. R.,"An Investigation of the Material Parameters that Govern Behavior of Fractures Approaching Rock Interfaces," Proc. of the 6th Intl. Congress on Rock Mech. Conf.. Mon treal, Canada, G. Herget and S. Vongpaisal, editors, A.A. Balkema/Rotterdam 1987, pp, 263 - 269.

Shaffer, R., Heuze, F., Thorpe, R., Ingraffea, A. R., Nilson, R., "Models of Quasi - Static and Dynamic Fluid - Driven Fracturing in Jointed Rocks," Proc. of the 6th Int. Congress on Rock Mech. Conf., Montreal, Canada, G. Herget and S. Vongpaisal, editors, A.A. Balkema/Rotterdam/1987.

Hellier, A. K., Sansalone, M., Ingraffea, A. R., Carino, N. J., Stone, W.C., "Finite Element Analysis of the Pullout Test Using a Nonlinear Discrete Cracking Approach," Cement, Concrete and Aggregates, Vol. 9, No. 1, Summer 1987, pp. 20 - 29.

Heuze, F. E., Shaffer, R. J., Ingraffea, A. R., "A Coupled Model for Fluid Driven Fractures," Coupled Processes Associated with Nuclear Waste Repositories. Ching - Fu Tsang, editor, Academic Press, 1987, pp. 655 - 662.

Boone, T. J., Wawrzynek, P., Ingraffea, A. R., "Simulation of the Fracture Process in Rock with Application to Hydro-fracturing," Int. Journal of Rock Mechanics and Mining Sciences. Vol. 23, No.3, June, 1986, pp. 255 - 265.

Shaffer, R., Thorpe, R., Ingraffea, A. R., Heuze, F., "Numerical and Physical Studies of Fluid - Driven Fracture Propagation in Jointed Rock," Proc. of the 25th U.S. Symposium on Rock Mechanics, Evanston, Illinois, June, 1984, pp. 113 - 126.

Probabilistic Fracture Mechanics

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Emery, J. M., Wawrzynek, P. A., Ingraffea, A. R., "DDSim: A Next Generation Damage and Durability Simulator", 11th International Conference on Fracture, Turin, Italy, March 20-25, 2005.

Arwade, S., Grigoriu, M., Ingraffea, A., Miller, M. "Crack Growth in Stochastic Microstrutures", Stochastic Structural Dynamics, Spencer, B. F. & Johnson, E. A., Eds., Balkema, Rotterdam, 265-272, 1999.

Ingraffea, A. R., Grigoriu, M. D., Swenson, D. V., "Representation and Probability Issues in the Simulation of Multi-Site Damage", Structural Integrity of Aging Airplanes, Atluri, Sampath, Tong (Eds.), Springer Verlag, Berlin, 183-197, 1991.

Grigoriu, M., Saif, M., El Borgi, S., Ingraffea, A. R., "Mixed - Mode Fracture Initiation and Trajectory Prediction Under Random Stresses," Int. J. Fracture, 45: 19-34, 1990.

Grigoriu, M., El Borgi, S., Saif, M., and Ingraffea, A. R.,"Probabilistic Pre diction of Mixed Mode Fracture Initiation and Trajectory Under Random Stresses," Probabilistic Methods in Civil Engineering, Ed. by Spanos, P.D., Proceedings of the 5th ASCE Specialty Conference, May 25 - 27, 1988, Blacksburg, Virginia, ASCE, 1988, pp. 61 - 64.

Three-Dimensional Crack Propagation

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Banks-Sills, L., Wawrzynek, P.A., Carter, B.J., Ingraffea, A.R. and Hershkovitz, I. (2007) Methods for calculating stress intensity factors in anisotropic materials: Part II - Arbitrary geometry, Engineering Fracture Mechanics, Vol 74, No 8, pp 1293-1307.

Banks-Sills L, Hershkovitz I, Wawrzynek P A, Eliasi R, Ingraffea A R. Methods for Calculating Stress Intensity Factors in Anisotropic Materials: Part I - z = 0 is a Symmetric Plane, Engrg. Fract. Mech., 72, 15, 2328-2358, 2005.

Hwang C G, Wawrzynek P A, Ingraffea A R. On the calculation of derivatives of stress intensity factors for multiple cracks, Engrg. Fract. Mech., 72, 1171-1196, 2005.

Carter, B., Chen, C.-S., Chew, P., Chrisochoides, N., Gao, G., Heber, G., Ingraffea, A., Krause, R., Myers, C., Nave, D., Pingali, K., Stodghill, P., Vavasis, S., Wawrzynek, P., "Parallel FEM Simulation of Crack Propagation-Challenges, Status, and Perspectives", Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 1800, Springer Verlag, 2000.

Carter, B.J., Wawrzynek, P.A., Ingraffea, A.R., "Automated 3D Crack Growth Simulation", Gallagher Special Issue of Int. J. Num. Meth. Engng, 47, 229-253, 2000.

Carter, B.J., Chen, C-S., Ingraffea, A.R., Wawrzynek, P.A. "A Topology-Based System for Modeling 3D Crack Growth in Solid and Shell Structures ", Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress on Fracture, ICF9, Sydney, Australia, Elsevior Science Publishers,1923-1934,1997 .

Germanovich, L.N., Carter, B.J., Ingraffea, A.R., Dyskin, A.V., Lee, K.K. "Mechanics of 3D Crack Growth in Compression," in Rock Mechanics Tools and Techniques, 2nd North American Rock Mechanics Symposium, Montreal, Canada, Aubertin, Hassani & Mitri (eds), Balkema, Rotterdam, 1151-1160, 1996.

Sousa, J. L., Ingraffea, A. R., "A Numerical, Energy-Based Approach for Three-Dimensional Fracture Propagation", Computer Methods and Mechanics - Proceedings of the Seventh Int. Conf. on Comp. Meth. and Advances in Geomech., Beer, G. Booker, J., Carter, J. (eds.), Balkema, Rotterdam, 2, 1653-1658, 1991.

Sousa, J. L., Martha, L. F., Wawrzynek, P. A. and Ingraffea, A. R., "Simulation of Non - Planar Crack Propagation in Three - Dimensional Structures in Concrete and Rock," Fracture of Concrete and Rock: Recent Developments, S. P., Shah, S.E. Swartz, B. Barr, editors, Elsevier Science Publishing, New York, N.Y., 254 - 264, 1989.

Wawrzynek, P., Martha, L., Ingraffea, A. R., "FRANSYS: A Software System for the Simulation of Crack Propagation in Three - Dimensions," Proceedings of Symposium on Discretization Methods in Structural Mechanics. IUTAM/IJACM, H. Mang and G. Kuhn, Editors, Vienna, 273-282, 1989.

Wawrzynek, P., Martha, L., Ingraffea, A. R., "A Computational Environment for the Simulation of Fracture Processes in Three Dimensions," Proc. of the Symposium on Analytical, Numerical, and Experimental Aspects of Three - Dimensional Fracture Processes, A. Rosakis, Editor, Berkeley, CA, 321 - 327, 1988.

Gerstle, W. H., Martha, L., Ingraffea, A. R., "Finite and Boundary Element Modeling of Crack Propagation in Two - and Three - Dimensions," Engineering with Computers. 2, 167 - 183, 1987.

Gerstle, W. H.. Ingraffea. A. R., "Boundary Element Modeling of Crack Propagation in Three Dimensions," Proc. of the 2nd Boundary Element Technology Conference. June 17 - 19, Cambridge, Massachusetts, J. Connors and C. Brebbia (edts.), 651 - 662, 1986.

Gerstle, W. H., Ingraffea, A. R., "Error Control in Three-Dimensional Crack Modelling Using the Boundary Element Method,"Proc. of the Symposium on Advanced Topics in Boundary Element Analysis, T. A. Cruse, A. Pifko, H. Armen, edi tors, ASME,Orlando, Florida, November, 205 - 211, 1985.

Ingraffea, A. R., Perucchio, R., Han, T. - Y., Gerstle, W. H., Huang, Y. P., "Three - Dimensional Finite and Boundary Element Calibration of the Short - Rod Specimen," ASTM STP 855 Chevron-Notched Specimens: Testing and Stress Analysis, 49 - 68, 1984.

Topological Approaches to Representation of Cracking

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Cavalcante-Neto J B, Martha L F, Wawrzynek P A, Ingraffea A R. A back-tracking procedure for optimization of simplex meshes, Commun. Numer. Meth. Engng , 21, 12, 711-722, 2005.

Carter, B.J., Chen, C-S., Ingraffea, A.R., Wawrzynek, P.A. "A Topology-Based System for Modeling 3D Crack Growth in Solid and Shell Structures ", Proceedings of the Ninth International Congress on Fracture ICF9, Sydney, Australia, Elsevior Science Publishers, 1923-1934, 1997.

Potyondy, D., Wawrzynek, P., Ingraffea, A., "An Algorithm to Generate Quadrilateral or Triangular Element Surface Meshes in Arbitrary Domains with Applications to Crack Propagation", Int. J. Num. Meth. Eng., 38, 2677-2701, 1995.

Wawrzynek, P., Carter, B., Potyondy, D., Ingraffea, A., "Topological Approach to Modeling Arbitrary Crack Propagation in 3D", DIANA Computational Mechanics '94, G.M.A. Kusters and M.A.N. Hendriks (eds.), Kluwer Academic Publishers, 69-94, 1994.

Martha, L., Wawrzynek, P., Ingraffea, A., "Arbitrary Crack Propagation Using Solid Modeling", Engineering with Computers, 9, 2, 63-82, 1993.

Wawrzynek, P. A. and Ingraffea, A. R., "An Interactive Approach to Local Remeshing Around a Propagating Crack," Finite Elements in Analysis and Design, 5, 1989, pp. 87 - 96.

Wawrzynek, P., and Ingraffea, A. R., "An Edge - Based Data Structure for Two-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis," Engineering with Computers, 3, 1987, pp.13 - 20.

Wawrzynek, P., Ingraffea, A. R., "Interactive Finite Element Analysis of Fracture Processes: An Integrated Approach,"Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 8, 1987, pp.137 - 150.

Fracture Toughness and Crack Growth Rate Testing

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Hanson JH, Ingraffea AR. "Using numerical simulations to compare the fracture toughness values for concrete from the size-effect, two-parameter and fictitious crack models" ENG FRACT MECH 70 (7-8): 1015-1027 MAY 2003

Hanson JH, Ingraffea AR, "Compression loading applied to round double beam fracture specimens. I: Application to materials with large characteristic lengths", J TEST EVAL 30 (6): 508-514 NOV 2002.

Hanson JH, Ingraffea AR, "Compression loading applied to round double beam fracture specimens. II: Derivation of geometry factor", J TEST EVAL 30 (6): 515-523 NOV 2002.

Hanson, J. H., Ingraffea, A. R., "Proposed Standard Test Method for Round Double Beam Fracture Toughness of Concrete," Research Report, 00-1, Department of Structural Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, Jan. 2000.

Hanson, J. H. and Ingraffea, A. R., 1998, "Behavior of Concrete Round Double Beam Fracture Toughness Test Specimens," Proceedings, Third International Conference on Fracture Mechanics of Concrete and Concrete Structures, International Association of Fracture Mechanics for Concrete and Construction Standards (IAFraMCoS), Gifu, Japan, Vol. 1, pp 441-452.

Hanson, J. H. and Ingraffea, A. R., 1997, "Standards for Fracture Toughness Testing of Rock and Manufactured Ceramics: What Can We Learn for Concrete?," Cement, Concrete, and Aggregates, CCAGDP, Vol. 19, No. 2, Dec., pp. 79-87.

Hanson, J. H., 1997, "The Short Rod: A Potential Standard Test Method for Determining the Fracture Toughness of Concrete," Proceedings, 19th Annual Technical and Career Conference, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, pp. 63-70.

Riddell, W., Ingraffea, A. R., Wawrzynek, P. A., "Experimental Observations and Numerical Predictions of Three-Dimensional Fatigue Crack Growth", Eng. Fract. Mech., 58,4, 293-310, 1997.

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