Review of hierarchical multiscale modeling to describe the mechanical behavior of amorphous polymers

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 131, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 0412061-04120615

  Bouvard, J L ^a   Ward, D K ^a   Hossain, D ^a   Nouranian, S ^b   Marin, E B ^a   Horstemeyer, M F ^a  

^a MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; POLYMERS; QUANTUM THEORY;

COMPUTATIONAL STRATEGY; HIERARCHICAL MULTI-SCALE MODELING; INDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS; LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS; NANO-SCALE MECHANISM; SIMULATION-BASED DESIGNS; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; STRUCTURE PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS;

STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

EID: 77954958041     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: 15288889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3183779     Document Type: Conference Paper

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