Publications
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Journal Articles
[9] Nine circles of elastic brittle fracture: A series of challenge problems to assess fracture models — Kamarei, F., Zeng, B., Dolbow, J.E., Lopez-Pamies, O. 2026. Nine circles of elastic brittle fracture: A series of challenge problems to assess fracture models. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 448, 118449. Download paper | View on ResearchGate
[8] When and where do large cracks grow? Griffith energy competition constrained by material strength — Lopez-Pamies, O., Kamarei, F. 2026. When and where do large cracks grow? Griffith energy competition constrained by material strength. Extreme Mechanics Letters 81, 102417. Download paper | View on ResearchGate
[7] Nucleation and propagation of fracture in viscoelastic elastomers: A complete phase-field theory — Kamarei, F., Breedlove, E., Lopez-Pamies, O. 2025. Nucleation and propagation of fracture in viscoelastic elastomers: A complete phase-field theory. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 446, 118337. Download paper | View on ResearchGate
[6] Validating Griffith fracture propagation in the phase-field approach to fracture: The case of Mode III by means of the trousers test — Kamarei, F., Breedlove, E., Lopez-Pamies, O. 2025. Validating Griffith fracture propagation in the phase-field approach to fracture: The case of Mode III by means of the trousers test. International Journal of Fracture 249, 51. Download paper | View on ResearchGate
[5] Nucleation of fracture: The first-octant evidence against classical variational phase-field models — Kamarei, F., Dolbow, J.E., Lopez-Pamies, O. 2025. Nucleation of fracture: The first-octant evidence against classical variational phase-field models. Journal of Applied Mechanics 92, 014502. Download paper | View on ResearchGate
[4] The single edge notch fracture test for viscoelastic elastomers — Kamarei, F., Sozio, F., Lopez-Pamies, O. 2024. The single edge notch fracture test for viscoelastic elastomers. arXiv preprint 2410, 15380. Download paper | View on ResearchGate
[3] The poker-chip experiments of synthetic elastomers explained — Kamarei, F., Kumar, A., Lopez-Pamies, O. 2024. The poker-chip experiments of synthetic elastomers explained. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 188, 105683. Download paper | View on ResearchGate
[2] Interplay of liquid particles and interphases on the macroscopic elastic response of Liquid-filled composites — Sadeghi, J., Kamarei, F., Goudarzi, T. 2024. Interplay of liquid particles and interphases on the macroscopic elastic response of Liquid-filled composites. Finite Elements in Analysis and Design 231, 104102. Download paper | View on ResearchGate
[1] A novel method for investigating the isotropy of response for randomly generated unit cells of particulate composites — Kamarei, F., Goudarzi, T. 2022. A novel method for investigating the isotropy of response for randomly generated unit cells of particulate composites. Composite Structures 290, 115462. Download paper | View on ResearchGate