Multiscale modeling of polymer materials using a statistics-based micromechanics approach

Acta Materialia

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 525-532

  Valavala, P K ^a   Clancy, T C ^b   Odegard, G M ^a   Gates, T S ^c   Aifantis, E C ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b National Institute for Aerospace   (United States)

^c NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Conformation space; Mechanical properties; Molecular dynamics; Multiscale modeling

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; CONFORMATIONS; DYNAMICS; ELASTIC CONSTANTS; ELASTICITY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MICROMECHANICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PHOTORESISTS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; BULK ELASTIC PROPERTIES; CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; LOWER LIMITS; MICROSTATES; MODELING METHODS; MULTISCALE MODELING; POLYMER CHAIN CONFORMATIONS; POLYMER MATERIALS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 57949086024     PISSN: 13596454     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.actamat.2008.09.035     Document Type: Article

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