Advances in Symmetry and Asymmetry in Fracture Mechanics

Dear Colleagues,

FEM has become a cornerstone in the analysis and simulation of complex systems in mechanical engineering, materials science, and structural mechanics. This Special Issue aims to explore the profound role of symmetry in enhancing the accuracy, efficiency, and interpretability of FEM-based approaches. Symmetry considerations—whether geometric, material, or boundary-condition related—enable significant reductions in computational effort and provide deeper insight into the fundamental behavior of mechanical systems. Topics of interest include the application of symmetry in nonlinear and multiscale modeling, fracture mechanics, dynamic simulations, and emerging computational techniques such as phase-field and isogeometric analysis. Contributions that address methodological advances, algorithm development, or symmetry-based simplifications in modeling and simulation are particularly welcome.

This Issue encourages submissions ranging from theoretical developments and numerical implementations to experimental validations and case studies demonstrating the practical advantages of incorporating symmetry principles in finite element analyses.

Dr. Marina Grigorovitch
Prof. Dr. Marco Montemurro
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 250 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for assessment.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Symmetry is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.