Keynote Lecture: The Thick Level Set Damage Model Coupled to the eXtended Finite Element Method to Simulate Initiation and Complex Cracking Patterns
N. Moës, P.-E Bernard, N. Chevaugeon and C. Stolz

Crack Propagation in Shells due to Impact Against Sharp Object
M. Pagani and U. Perego

Cohesive Zone, X-FEM Combination for Damage Fracture Transition Modelling
A. Combescure, S.  Marie, F.  Cazes and A. Simatos

Modeling Fracture within Local Max-Ent Meshfree Approximation Schemes
B. Li, M. Ortiz and A. Pandolfi

An Embedded Discrete Strong Discontinuity Approach with Interelement Compatibility of the Enhanced Kinematical Field
D. Dias-da-Costa, J. Alfaiate, L.J. Sluys and E. Julio