Ever wondered why materials fail? It’s often due to localized deformation in ultra-thin zones, a headache for classical continuum theories. They tend to give us unphysical results and numerical quirks like mesh dependency and zero dissipation.

Many believe multiphysical processes could be the solution – things like thermo-hydro-chemo-mechanical couplings. But in our latest research, we did the math to see if they really can elliminate mesh dependency issues.

Surprisingly, our findings challenge the common belief. Multiphysics processes don’t always solve the problem! Intrigued?
Explore the details here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2024.109265