Bridging scale methods for nanomechanics and materials

Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering

Volumn 195, Issue 13-16, 2006, Pages 1407-1421

  Liu, Wing Kam ^a   Park, Harold S ^b   Qian, Dong ^c   Karpov, Eduard G ^a   Kadowaki, Hiroshi ^d   Wagner, Gregory J ^e  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c University of Cincinnati   (United States)

^d BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION   (Japan)

^e SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Bridging scale; Carbon nanotubes; Coupling methods; Dynamic fracture; Finite elements; Finite temperature; Generalized Langevin equation; Molecular dynamics; Multiple scale simulations; Quantum mechanical continuum coupling

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CARBON NANOTUBES; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; QUANTUM THEORY;

BRIDGE SCALE METHODS; COUPLING METHODS; DYNAMIC FRACTURE; FINITE TEMPERATURE; GENERALIZED LANGEVIN EQUATION; MULTIPLE SCALE SIMULATIONS; NANOMECHANICS; QUANTUM COUPLING;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CARBON NANOTUBES; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; CRACK PROPAGATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 30944467079     PISSN: 00457825     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2005.05.042     Document Type: Article

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