Scheduled presentations:

• Virtual Element Method for Crack Propagation in Heterogeneous Materials using Adaptive Element Splitting and Modified Park-Paulino-Roesler (PPR) Cohesive Model
  *H. Choi (Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute), H. Chi (Siemens Corporations), K. Park (Yonsei University), G. Paulino (Princeton University)
• A Novel Method to Simulate 3D Complex Topological Changes in Fracture
  *Y. Zhang (IMECH), C. Liu (IMECH)
• A 2D quadratically convergent BEM model for crack nucleation and propagation
  *G. Fernandes (Federal University of Catalão (UFCAT)), J. Pituba (Federal University of Catalão (UFCAT)), E. de Souza Neto (Swansea University)
• On the Performance of Polygonal Methods for Crack Growth Problems Using Adaptive Meshes
  *E. Oheim (Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics), K. Schmitz (Institute of Mechanics), B. Sauren (Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics), A. Ricoeur (Institute of Mechanics), S. Klinkel (Chair of Structural Analysis and Dynamics)
• Microstructre Based Fracture Prediction for Additively Manufactured Ceramics
  *E. Smith (Sandia National Laboratories)