diff --git a/ProcessLib/LIE/SmallDeformation/Tests.cmake b/ProcessLib/LIE/SmallDeformation/Tests.cmake
index 1120e08a0664cd97f76c4f0489f60cb5ebdc986a..5ecdf5b5b003f1d6f3e6e224cd355b5b1e3a98f2 100644
--- a/ProcessLib/LIE/SmallDeformation/Tests.cmake
+++ b/ProcessLib/LIE/SmallDeformation/Tests.cmake
@@ -79,3 +79,20 @@ AddTest(
expected_single_joint_displacement_controlled_pcs_0_ts_10_t_1.000000.vtu single_joint_displacement_controlled_pcs_0_ts_10_t_1.000000.vtu displacement_jump1 displacement_jump1 1e-16 1e-16
expected_single_joint_displacement_controlled_pcs_0_ts_10_t_1.000000.vtu single_joint_displacement_controlled_pcs_0_ts_10_t_1.000000.vtu aperture aperture 1e-16 1e-16
)
+
+AddTest(
+ NAME LIE_M_cohesive_zone_modeI
+ PATH LIE/Mechanics
+ EXECUTABLE ogs
+ EXECUTABLE_ARGS cohesive_zone_load_path.prj
+ WRAPPER time
+ TESTER vtkdiff
+ REQUIREMENTS NOT OGS_USE_MPI
+ DIFF_DATA
+ GLOB cohesive_zone_load_path_pcs_0_ts_*.vtu displacement displacement 1e-16 0
+ GLOB cohesive_zone_load_path_pcs_0_ts_*.vtu displacement_jump1 displacement_jump1 1e-16 0
+ GLOB cohesive_zone_load_path_pcs_0_ts_*.vtu sigma_xx sigma_xx 1e-6 0
+ GLOB cohesive_zone_load_path_pcs_0_ts_*.vtu sigma_yy sigma_yy 1e-6 0
+ GLOB cohesive_zone_load_path_pcs_0_ts_*.vtu sigma_zz sigma_zz 1e-6 0
+ GLOB cohesive_zone_load_path_pcs_0_ts_*.vtu sigma_xy sigma_xy 1e-6 0
+)
diff --git a/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/cohesive_zone_load_path.gml b/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/cohesive_zone_load_path.gml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..3df1a09712144daec6fdc0745d4460736968d4fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/cohesive_zone_load_path.gml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+version https://git-lfs.github.com/spec/v1
+oid sha256:a208a8c803f6b4a0e80074418247a1ff327260261742cd059fc164b082150e52
+size 890
diff --git a/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/cohesive_zone_load_path.prj b/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/cohesive_zone_load_path.prj
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e0970482970da5a29a9f2d10916076f008aae635
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Tests/Data/LIE/Mechanics/cohesive_zone_load_path.prj
@@ -0,0 +1,219 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
+<OpenGeoSysProject>
+ <mesh>cohesive_zone_load_path.vtu</mesh>
+ <geometry>cohesive_zone_load_path.gml</geometry>
+ <processes>
+ <process>
+ <name>SD</name>
+ <type>SMALL_DEFORMATION_WITH_LIE</type>
+ <integration_order>2</integration_order>
+ <dimension>2</dimension>
+ <process_variables>
+ <process_variable>displacement</process_variable>
+ <process_variable>displacement_jump1</process_variable>
+ </process_variables>
+ <constitutive_relation>
+ <type>LinearElasticIsotropic</type>
+ <youngs_modulus>E</youngs_modulus>
+ <poissons_ratio>nu</poissons_ratio>
+ </constitutive_relation>
+ <fracture_model>
+ <type>CohesiveZoneModeI</type>
+ <normal_stiffness>Kn</normal_stiffness>
+ <shear_stiffness>Ks</shear_stiffness>
+ <fracture_toughness>Gc</fracture_toughness>
+ <peak_normal_traction>t_np</peak_normal_traction>
+ <penalty_aperture_cutoff>4e-6</penalty_aperture_cutoff>
+ <tension_cutoff>1</tension_cutoff>
+ </fracture_model>
+ <fracture_properties>
+ <material_id>0</material_id>
+ <initial_aperture>aperture0</initial_aperture>
+ </fracture_properties>
+ <secondary_variables>
+ <secondary_variable type="static" internal_name="sigma_xx" output_name="sigma_xx"/>
+ <secondary_variable type="static" internal_name="sigma_yy" output_name="sigma_yy"/>
+ <secondary_variable type="static" internal_name="sigma_zz" output_name="sigma_zz"/>
+ <secondary_variable type="static" internal_name="sigma_xy" output_name="sigma_xy"/>
+ </secondary_variables>
+ </process>
+ </processes>
+ <time_loop>
+ <processes>
+ <process ref="SD">
+ <nonlinear_solver>basic_newton</nonlinear_solver>
+ <convergence_criterion>
+ <type>DeltaX</type>
+ <norm_type>NORM2</norm_type>
+ <abstol>1e-14</abstol>
+ </convergence_criterion>
+ <time_discretization>
+ <type>BackwardEuler</type>
+ </time_discretization>
+ <output>
+ <variables>
+ <variable>displacement</variable>
+ <variable>displacement_jump1</variable>
+ <variable>sigma_xx</variable>
+ <variable>sigma_yy</variable>
+ <variable>sigma_zz</variable>
+ <variable>sigma_xy</variable>
+ </variables>
+ </output>
+ <time_stepping>
+ <type>FixedTimeStepping</type>
+ <t_initial>0</t_initial>
+ <t_end>100</t_end>
+ <timesteps>
+ <pair>
+ <repeat>100</repeat>
+ <delta_t>1.0</delta_t>
+ </pair>
+ </timesteps>
+ </time_stepping>
+ </process>
+ </processes>
+ <output>
+ <type>VTK</type>
+ <prefix>cohesive_zone_load_path</prefix>
+ <timesteps>
+ <pair>
+ <repeat>10</repeat>
+ <each_steps>10</each_steps>
+ </pair>
+ </timesteps>
+ </output>
+ </time_loop>
+ <parameters>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>E</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>1e14</value>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>nu</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>0</value>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>Kn</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>1e12</value>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>Ks</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>1e12</value>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>Gc</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>200</value>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>t_np</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>1e7</value>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>displacement0</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <values>0 0</values>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>aperture0</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>1e-5</value>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>displacement_unit_top</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>5e-7</value>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>displacement_unit_bottom</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>-5e-7</value>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>displacement_top</name>
+ <type>CurveScaled</type>
+ <curve>timeRamp_displacement</curve>
+ <parameter>displacement_unit_top</parameter>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>displacement_bottom</name>
+ <type>CurveScaled</type>
+ <curve>timeRamp_displacement</curve>
+ <parameter>displacement_unit_bottom</parameter>
+ </parameter>
+ <parameter>
+ <name>zero_u</name>
+ <type>Constant</type>
+ <value>0</value>
+ </parameter>
+ </parameters>
+ <curves>
+ <curve>
+ <name>timeRamp_displacement</name>
+ <coords>0 20 40 50 60 80 100</coords>
+ <values>0 20 0 -8 0 20 40</values>
+ </curve>
+ </curves>
+ <process_variables>
+ <process_variable>
+ <name>displacement</name>
+ <components>2</components>
+ <order>1</order>
+ <initial_condition>displacement0</initial_condition>
+ <boundary_conditions>
+ <boundary_condition>
+ <geometrical_set>TwoElementsWithInterface</geometrical_set>
+ <geometry>PLY_TOP</geometry>
+ <type>Dirichlet</type>
+ <component>1</component>
+ <parameter>displacement_top</parameter>
+ </boundary_condition>
+ <boundary_condition>
+ <geometrical_set>TwoElementsWithInterface</geometrical_set>
+ <geometry>PLY_BOTTOM</geometry>
+ <type>Dirichlet</type>
+ <component>1</component>
+ <parameter>displacement_bottom</parameter>
+ </boundary_condition>
+ <boundary_condition>
+ <geometrical_set>TwoElementsWithInterface</geometrical_set>
+ <geometry>PLY_RIGHT</geometry>
+ <type>Dirichlet</type>
+ <component>0</component>
+ <parameter>zero_u</parameter>
+ </boundary_condition>
+ </boundary_conditions>
+ </process_variable>
+ <process_variable>
+ <name>displacement_jump1</name>
+ <components>2</components>
+ <order>1</order>
+ <initial_condition>displacement0</initial_condition>
+ <boundary_conditions>
+ </boundary_conditions>
+ </process_variable>
+ </process_variables>
+ <nonlinear_solvers>
+ <nonlinear_solver>
+ <name>basic_newton</name>
+ <type>Newton</type>
+ <max_iter>100</max_iter>
+ <linear_solver>general_linear_solver</linear_solver>
+ </nonlinear_solver>
+ </nonlinear_solvers>
+ <linear_solvers>
+ <linear_solver>
+ <name>general_linear_solver</name>
+ <eigen>
+ <solver_type>SparseLU</solver_type>
+ <scaling>1</scaling>
+ </eigen>
+ </linear_solver>
+ </linear_solvers>
+</OpenGeoSysProject>
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new file mode 100644
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