# Two-Dimensional Mesoscale Finite Element Modeling of Concrete Damage and Failure
## 3 Automatic Generation of Cohesive Elements
In future work, the authors intend to implement a novel cohesive phase-field fracture approach to simulate crack propagation in the concrete structure. A comprehensive comparison of cohesive zone modeling and cohesive phase-field fracture with respect to the mesoscale simulation of fracture in concrete materials would be the focus of a future study. **Author Contributions:** R.N.K. : conceptualization, methodology, software, validation, visualization, investigation, resources, writing--original draft, review, and editing. N.R. : supervision, review and editing, project administration, funding acquisition. R.L. : supervision, review and editing, project administration, funding acquisition. All authors have read and agreed to the published version of the manuscript. **Funding:** This work is funded by dtec.bw--Digitalization and Technology Research Center of the Bundeswehr which we gratefully acknowledge. dtec.bw is funded by the European Union--NextGenerationEU. **Data Availability Statement:** The developed algorithms can be provided upon request. **Conflicts of Interest:** The authors declare no conflict of interest. ## References

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