13th International Conference on Fracture June 16–21, 2013, Beijing, China -7- crack propagation and the activation of different fracture mechanisms. The methodology is useful both for the selection of materials and the design of new materials with tailored properties. Fig. 5 Model assembly between microstructure and homogenized region by mesh tie. Acknowledgements This research is primarily supported by the NSF Center for Computational Materials Design (CCMD) at Georgia Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania State University. MZ also acknowledges support from the National Research Foundation of Korea through WCU Grant No. R31-2009-000-10083-0. References [1] X. P. Xu and A. Needleman, "Numerical Simulations of Fast Crack-Growth in Brittle Solids," J. Mech. Phys. Solids, vol. 42, p. 1397, Sep 1994. [2] J. Zhai, V. Tomar, and M. Zhou, "Micromechanical simulation of dynamic fracture using the cohesive finite element method," Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, vol. 126, pp. 179-191, Apr 2004. [3] Y. Li and M. Zhou, "Prediction of fracture toughness of ceramic composites as function of microstructure: I. Numerical simulations," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol. 61, pp. 472-488, 2013. [4] Y. Li and M. Zhou, "Prediction of fracturess toughness of ceramic composites as function of microstructure: II. analytical model," Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, vol. 61, pp. 489-503, 2013. [5] X. Guo, K. Chang, L. Q. Chen, and M. Zhou, "Determination of fracture toughness of AZ31 Mg alloy using the cohesive finite element method," Engineering Fracture Mechanics, vol. 96, pp. 401-415, 2012. [6] S. Hao, H. Lin, R. R. Binomiemi, D. M. G. Combs, and G. Fett, "A multi-scale model of
RkJQdWJsaXNoZXIy MjM0NDE=