Fracture initiation in multi-phase materials: a statistical   characterization of microstructural damage sites
  Understanding the microstructural influence on the failure mechanisms in multi-phase materials calls for the identification of the worst-case scenario. This necessitates a statistical approach. By performing simulations directly based on micrographs, such an approach becomes feasible. This is applied here to extract the average microstructure around damage sites. 
T.W.J. de Geus, J.E.P. van Duuren, R.H.J. Peerlings, M.G.D. Geers
cond-mat.mtrl-sci