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Categories	Multiscale Multiphysics Beyond FEM Verification Validation Fatigue Brittle fracture Ductile fracture Creep Crack arrest Fracture criterion In-situ observation Material characterisation
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No.	Authors	Title	Journal	Volume (Year), Pages	Categories
84	Fuminori Yanagimoto Tianyu He Kazuki Shibanuma*	The state-of-art in studies on brittle crack arrest in steel	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	323 (2025), 111132.	Beyond FEM Verification Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
83	Tianyu He Naoki Morita Naoto Mitsume Fuminori Yanagimoto Katsuyuki Suzuki Yun-Jae Kim Kazuki Shibanuma*	Application phase analysis for predicting high-speed crack propagation/arrest in 3D thick plates using S-version FEM	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	322 (2025), 111173.	Beyond FEM Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion In-situ observation
82	Yutaro Abe Daisuke Fukui Ryota Nagashima Nobuo Nakada* Kazuki Shibanuma	Fracture mechanics analysis of anisotropic cleavage fracture caused by transformation-induced microscopic internal stresses in lath martensite	Materials Characterization	223 (2025), 114905	Beyond FEM Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion Material characterisation
81	Hongchang Zhou Masao Kinefuchi Yasuhito Takashima Kazuki Shibanuma*	Multiscale modelling strategy for predicting fatigue performance of welded joints	International Journal of Mechanical Sciences	284 (2024), 190751.	Multiscale Validation Fatigue Fracture criterion
80	Kota Sagara Taiga Fukada Kenji Tokuda Tetsuya Matsunaga Kamran Nikbin Kazuki Shibanuma*	Integrated model for simulating Coble creep deformation and void nucleation/growth in polycrystalline solids – Part II: Validation for material design	Materials & Design	244 (2024), 113197.	Multiscale Multiphysics Verification Validation Creep Fracture criterion
79	Kazuki Shibanuma* Kota Sagara Taiga Fukada Kenji Tokuda Tetsuya Matsunaga Kamran Nikbin	Integrated model for simulating Coble creep deformation and void nucleation/growth in polycrystalline solids – Part I: Theoretical framework	Materials & Design	244 (2024), 113198.	Multiscale Multiphysics Verification Validation Creep Fracture criterion
76	Tianyu He Kota Kishi Naoki Morita Naoto Mitsume Fuminori Yanagimoto Yun-Jae Kim Kazuki Shibanuma*	Strategy for simulating high-speed crack propagation in 3D-plate structures based on S-version FEM	International Journal of Mechanical Sciences	274 (2024), 109261.	Beyond FEM Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion In-situ observation
71	Hongchang Zhou Yuta Suzuki Masao Kinefuchi Siegfried Schmauder Kiarash Dogahe Kazuki Shibanuma*	Bridging strategy between microscopic and macroscopic crack growth simulations to predict fatigue strength of steels	International Journal of Fatigue	168 (2023), 107386.	Multiscale Validation Fatigue Fracture criterion Material characterisation
68	Hongchang Zhou Yuta Suzuki Masao Kinefuchi Kazuki Shibanuma*	Applicability of the multiscale model for predicting fatigue strength to short and long crack problems	ISIJ International	62 (2022), 2126-2131.	Multiscale Validation Fatigue Fracture criterion
67	Ji-Su Kim Yun-Jae Kim* Myeong-Woo Lee Ki-Seok Kim Kazuki Shibanuma	Numerical method to characterize probabilistic energy distribution of drop weight tear test at ductile-brittle transition temperatures	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	269 (2022), 108540.	Validation Brittle fracture Ductile fracture Fracture criterion Material characterisation
66	Hongchang Zhou Zijie Liu Masao Kinefuchi Kazuki Shibanuma*	Multiscale modelling strategy for predicting fatigue lives and limits of steels based on a generalised evaluation method of grain boundaries effects	International Journal of Fatigue	158 (2022), 106749.	Multiscale Validation Fatigue Fracture criterion Material characterisation
65	Shengwen Tu Shota Suzuki Zhuocheng Yu Kazuki Shibanuma*	Hybrid experimental-numerical strategy for efficiently and accurately identifying post-necking hardening and ductility diagram parameters	International Journal of Mechanical Sciences	219 (2022), 107074.	Validation Ductile fracture Fracture criterion In-situ observation Material characterisation
64	Ji-Su Kim Yun-Jae Kim* Myeong-Woo Lee Ki-Seok Kim Kazuki Shibanuma	Finite element simulation of drop weight tear test of API X80 at ductile-brittle transition temperatures	International Journal of Mechanical Sciences	191 (2021), 106103.	Validation Brittle fracture Ductile fracture Fracture criterion Material characterisation
63	Ji-Su Kim Yun-Jae Kim* Myeong-Woo Lee Ki-Seok Kim Kazuki Shibanuma	Fracture simulation model for API X80 Charpy test in ductile-brittle transition temperatures	International Journal of Mechanical Sciences	182 (2020), 105771.	Validation Brittle fracture Ductile fracture Fracture criterion Material characterisation
58	Hiroaki Ito Yuta Suzuki Hideaki Nishikawa Masao Kinefuchi Manabu Enoki Kazuki Shibanuma*	Multiscale model prediction of ferritic steel fatigue strength based on microstructural information, tensile properties, and loading conditions (no adjustable material constants)	International Journal of Mechanical Sciences	170 (2020), 105339.	Multiscale Validation Fatigue Fracture criterion In-situ observation Material characterisation
57	Fuminori Yanagimoto* Kazuki Shibanuma Katsuyuki Suzuki Toshiyuki Matsumoto	A physics based model to simulate brittle crack arrest in steel plates incorporating experimental and numerical evidences	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	221 (2019), 106660.	Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
56	Fuminori Yanagimoto Takuhiro Hemmi Yuta Suzuki Yasuhito Takashima Tomoya Kawabata Kazuki Shibanuma*	Contribution of grain size to resistance against cleavage crack propagation in ferritic steel	Acta Materialia	177 (2019), 96-106.	Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion In-situ observation Material characterisation
55	Kazuki Shibanuma* Yuta Suzuki Kazuya Kiriyama Katsuyuki Suzuki Hiroyuki Shirahata	A model of cleavage crack propagation in a BCC polycrystalline solid based on the extended finite element method	Acta Materialia	176 (2019), 232-241.	Beyond FEM Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
54	Fuminori Yanagimoto* Kazuki Shibanuma Toshiyuki Matsumoto Katsuyuki Suzuki	Governing factors of the local tensile stress in the vicinity of a rapidly propagating crack tip in elastic-viscoplastic solids	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	218 (2019), 106548.	Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
53	Su Xu* Chris Bassindale Bruce W. Williams Xin Wang William R. Tyson Kazuki Shibanuma	Comments on CTOA transferability in “Crack tip opening angle during unstable ductile crack propagation of a high-pressure gas pipeline”	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	214 (2019), 335-338.	Validation Ductile fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
52	Kazuki Shibanuma* Takahiro Hosoe Hikaru Yamaguchi Masatoshi Tsukamoto Katsuyuki Suzuki Shuji Aihara	Crack tip opening angle during unstable ductile crack propagation of a high-pressure gas pipeline	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	204 (2018), 434-453.	Validation Ductile fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion In-situ observation
50	Takahiro Hosoe, Kazuki Shibanuma* Hikaru Yamaguchi Masatoshi Tsukamoto Katsuyuki Suzuki Shuji Aihara	Underwater burst tests for evaluating unstable ductile crack arrestability in offshore pipelines	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	195 (2018), 142-161.	Multiphysics Ductile fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion In-situ observation
49	Fuminori Yanagimoto* Kazuki Shibanuma Katsuyuki Suzuki Toshiyuki Matsumoto Shuji Aihara	Local stress in the vicinity of the propagating cleavage crack tip in ferritic steel	Materials & Design	144 (2018), 361-373.	Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion Material characterisation
48	Kazuki Shibanuma* Fuminori Yanagimoto Katsuyuki Suzuki Shuji Aihara	Brittle crack propagation/arrest behavior in steel plate – Part III: Discussions on arrest design	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	190 (2018), 104-119.	Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
47	Kazuki Shibanuma* Koya Ueda Hiroaki Ito Yoshiki Nemoto Masao Kinefuchi Katsuyuki Suzuki Manabu Enoki	Model for predicting fatigue life and limit of steels based on micromechanics of small crack growth	Materials & Design	139 (2018), 269-282.	Multiscale Validation Fatigue Fracture criterion In-situ observation Material characterisation
46	Kazuki Shibanuma* Yoshiki Nemoto Takashi Hiraide Katsuyuki Suzuki Sunao Sadamatsu Yoshitaka Adachi Shuji Aihara	A strategy to predict the fracture toughness of steels with a banded ferrite-pearlite structure based on the micromechanics of brittle fracture initiation	Acta Materialia	144 (2018), 386-399.	Multiscale Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion Material characterisation
45	Kazuki Shibanuma* Takahiro Hosoe Hiroaki Nakai Akiyasu Morita Shuji Aihara	A model to evaluate unstable ductile crack arrestability of offshore pipeline	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	178 (2017), 126-147.	Multiphysics Validation Ductile fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
44	Yoshiki Nemoto Kazuki Shibanuma* Katsuyuki Suzuki Sunao Sadamatsu Yoshitaka Adachi Shuji Aihara	3D observation of micro-cracks as cleavage fracture initiation site in ferrite-pearlite steel	ISIJ International	57 (2017), 746-754.	Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
43	Kazuki Shibanuma* Yoshiki Nemoto Takashi Hiraide Katsuyuki Suzuki Shuji Aihara	Investigation of micro-crack initiation as a trigger of cleavage fracture in ferrite-pearlite steels	ISIJ International	57 (2017), 365-373.	Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
41	Yoshiki Nemoto* Kazuki Shibanuma Katsuyuki Suzuki Shuji Aihara Takashi Hiraide	Quantitative evaluation of microstructural influence on the brittle fracture toughness of ferrite-pearlite steels	International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering	26 (2016), 287-295.	Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
40	Itsuki Kawata* Takashi Hiraide Kazuki Shibanuma Tomoya Kawabata Shuji Aihara	Development of cleavage fracture initiation model for bainite steels based on micro mechanism	International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering	26 (2016), 278-286.	Multiscale Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
39	Kazuki Shibanuma* Fuminori Yanagimoto Tetsuya Namegawa Katsuyuki Suzuki Shuji Aihara	Brittle crack propagation/arrest behavior in steel plate – Part II: Experiments and model validation	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	162 (2016), 341-360.	Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
38	Kazuki Shibanuma* Fuminori Yanagimoto Tetsuya Namegawa Katsuyuki Suzuki Shuji Aihara	Brittle crack propagation/arrest behavior in steel plate – Part I: Model formulation	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	162 (2016), 324-340.	Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
37	Hiroaki Nakai Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara	Numerical model for unstable ductile crack propagation and arrest in pipelines using finite difference method	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	162 (2016), 179-192.	Multiphysics Validation Ductile fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
34	Kazuki Shibanuma* Yoshiki Nemoto Takashi Hiraide Katsuyuki Suzuki Shuji Aihara	Investigation of micro-crack initiation as a trigger of cleavage fracture in ferrite-pearlite steels (in Japanese)	Tetsu-to-Hagane	102 (2016), 330-339.	Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
33	Itsuki Kawata* Takashi Hiraide Kazuki Shibanuma Tomoya Kawabata Shuji Aihara	Fracture toughness prediction model for low-carbon bainite steels containing inter-lath martensite (in Japanese)	Tetsu-to-Hagane	102 (2016), 320-329.	Multiscale Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
30	Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara Katsuyuki Suzuki	Prediction model on cleavage fracture initiation in steels having ferrite-cementite microstructures – Part II: Model validation and discussions	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	151 (2016), 181-202.	Multiscale Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
29	Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara Katsuyuki Suzuki	Prediction model on cleavage fracture initiation in steels having ferrite-cementite microstructures – Part I: Model presentation	Engineering Fracture Mechanics	151 (2016), 161-180.	Multiscale Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
28	Shuji Aihara* Kazuki Shibanuma Tetsuya Namegawa	Numerical simulation of brittle crack propagation and arrest in steels considering shear-lip formation	International Journal of Offshore and Polar Engineering	25 (2015), 263-271.	Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
27	Shuhei Yoshizu Hiroaki Nakai Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara	A stochastic method to estimate fracture toughness scatter of inhomogeneous materials based on the weakest-link assumption (in Japanese)	Quarterly journal of the Japan Welding Society	33 (2015), 180-186.	Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
26	Takashi Hiraide* Kazuki Shibanuma Shuji Aihara	Development of numerical model to predict cleavage fracture toughness of ferrite-pearlite steels (in Japanese)	Tetsu-to-Hagane	101 (2015), 384-393.	Multiscale Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
21	Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara Shigeru Ohtsuka	Observation and quantification of crack nucleation in ferrite-cementite steel	ISIJ International	54 (2014), 1719-1728.	Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
19	Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara Shigeru Ohtsuka	Observation and quantification of crack nucleation in ferrite-cementite steel (in Japanese)	Tetsu-to-Hagane	99 (2013), 582-591.	Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
18	Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara Motoyuki Matsubara Hiroyuki Shirahata Tsunehisa Handa	Numerical simulation of fracture toughness testing by prediction model of cleavage fracture toughness (in Japanese)	Tetsu-to-Hagane	99 (2013), 50-59.	Multiscale Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
17	Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara Momoyuki Matsubara Hiroyuki Shirahata Tsunehisa Handa	Development of numerical model to predict cleavage fracture toughness of ferrite steel (in Japanese)	Tetsu-to-Hagane	99 (2013), 40-49.	Multiscale Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
16	Shuji Aihara Kazuki Shibanuma* Yoshiyuki Watabe	Development of numerical model for brittle crack propagation/arrest behaviors (in Japanese)	Journal of the Japan Society of Naval Architects and Ocean Engineers	16 (2012), 109-120.	Validation Brittle fracture Crack arrest Fracture criterion
15	Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara	Numerical simulation of cleavage fracture formation in grain of ferrite steel (in Japanese)	Tetsu-to-Hagane	98 (2012), 190-196.	Validation Brittle fracture Fracture criterion
14	Kazuki Shibanuma* Shuji Aihara	Dependence of cleavage facet size in ferrite steel on temperature (in Japanese)	Tetsu-to-Hagane	98 (2012), 184-189.	Brittle fracture Fracture criterion