An embedded statistical method for coupling molecular dynamics and finite element analyses

International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering

Volumn 78, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1292-1319

  Saether, Erik ^a   Yamakov, V ^b   Glaessgen, E H ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element methods; Molecular dynamics; Multiscale analysis

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC RESOLUTION; ATOMIC VOLUMES; ATOMIC-SCALE RESOLUTION; ATOMISTIC LEVELS; COMPUTATIONAL SCHEMES; COMPUTATIONAL SYSTEM; COMPUTATIONALLY EFFICIENT; CONTINUUM FIELDS; CONTINUUM MODEL; COUPLING METHODS; DISCRETIZATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENTS; FINITE TEMPERATURES; INTERFACE REGIONS; ITERATIVE UPDATE; LENGTH SCALE; MATERIAL PROCESS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; MULTISCALE ANALYSIS; NEW APPROACHES; SIMULATION FRAMEWORK; STATISTICAL AVERAGE; STATISTICAL AVERAGING; THREE-DIMENSIONAL DOMAIN; TWO-DIMENSIONAL MATERIALS;

ATOMS; CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; SIMULATORS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 66249117331     PISSN: 00295981     EISSN: 10970207     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nme.2529     Document Type: Article

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