Stochastic predictions of bulk properties of amorphous polyethylene based on molecular dynamics simulations

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 68, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-84

  Vu Bac, N ^a,b   Lahmer, T ^b   Keitel, H ^b   Zhao, J ^b   Zhuang, X ^a   Rabczuk, T ^a,b,c  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b BAUHAUS UNIVERSITY WEIMAR   (Germany)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Elementary effects; Molecular dynamics (MD); Polyethylene like polymer (PE); Response surface method; Sensitivity analysis; Variance based methods

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS POLYETHYLENES; ELEMENTARY EFFECTS; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS SIMULATIONS; POLYETHYLENE-LIKE POLYMER (PE); POLYNOMIAL REGRESSION; RESPONSE SURFACE METHOD; RESPONSE SURFACE MODELS; VARIANCE-BASED METHODS;

DAMAGE DETECTION; ELASTIC MODULI; POLYETHYLENES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRAIN RATE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; YIELD STRESS;

MOLECULAR DYNAMICS;

EID: 84884642503     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2013.07.021     Document Type: Article

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