Modelling, Volume 6, Issue 3
2025 September - 61 articles
Cover Story: This paper presents a peridynamic computational framework for analyzing thermomechanical interactions in fractured thin films subjected to ultrashort-pulse laser irradiation. The study integrates a generalized Cattaneo–Fourier thermal flux model to capture non-Fourier heat conduction effects critical at picosecond timescales. Key findings reveal that hyperbolic heat propagation produces significantly more intense temperature localization and elevated transient crack-tip stress concentrations compared to classical Fourier diffusion. The research employs a unified GSSSS i-Integration temporal scheme that achieves oscillation-free numerical solutions. The peridynamic approach naturally handles crack initiation and propagation without mesh dependency artifacts, making it superior to traditional finite element methods for discontinuous phenomena. View this paper - Issues are regarded as officially published after their release is announced to the table of contents alert mailing list .
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