Farhad Kamarei

Farhad Kamarei

PhD candidate at U of I working on numerical methods for PDEs in theoretical and applied mechanics

A Solution to a Long-standing Problem

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When and where do large cracks grow?

No matter how simple it may seem, this question is a long-standing problem in mechanics. Our latest publication, “When and where do large cracks grow? Griffith energy competition constrained by material strength,” is our attempt to address this century-old problem. This is a crucial first step in a new direction for us.

I am excited to share that the paper has just been published in Extreme Mechanics Letters (EML) and can be accessed here.

I know he may not see this post, but I would like to congratulate my Ph.D. advisor, Prof. Oscar Lopez-Pamies, on the publication of his 100th paper! Having experienced his mentorship, I know the extraordinary effort and dedication that underlie every single one of these publications.

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Paper Featured in CEE Illinois News

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Our recent work has been highlighted by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Illinois.

Dante’s Inferno: A Guide to the 9 Circles of Fracture

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Happy to share that our paper, “Nine circles of elastic brittle fracture: A series of challenge problems to assess fracture models,” is now published in Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering (CMAME) and can be accessed here.

Phase-Field Fracture Modeling with FEniCSx: An Open-Source Initiative

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To make the phase-field approach to fracture mechanics more accessible and to get feedback on the computational aspects of my research in this area, I have developed three main repositories. These are designed to provide both educational resources and professional codebases for researchers and students working with FEniCSx.