A statistical approach for the concurrent coupling of molecular dynamics and finite element methods

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 6, Issue , 2007, Pages 5565-5579

  Saether, E ^a,b,c   Yamakov, V ^a,d   Glaessgen, E ^a,b,c  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b MS188E

^c AIAA   (United States)

^d National Institute for Aerospace   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; STATISTICAL METHODS; STRUCTURAL DYNAMICS; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ATOMISTIC LEVEL; COMPUTATIONAL DEMANDS; CONCURRENT COUPLING; MATERIAL BEHAVIOR;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 34547534419     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2007-2169     Document Type: Conference Paper

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