A force-based blending model foratomistic-to-continuum coupling

International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 387-406

  Badia, S ^a   Bochev, P ^a   Lehoucq, R ^a   Parks, M L ^a   Fish, Jacob ^b   Nuggehally, Mohan A ^b   Gunzburger, M ^c  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLENDING; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS;

CONTINUUM CONTRIBUTIONS; CONTINUUM MODELS; FORCE BALANCE;

CONTINUUM MECHANICS;

EID: 38049107791     PISSN: 15431649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1615/IntJMultCompEng.v5.i5.30     Document Type: Article

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