Nanoindentation/scratching at finite temperatures: Insights from atomistic-based modeling

SZ Chavoshi, S Xu - Progress in Materials Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Atomistic-based multiscale and molecular dynamics modeling are powerful tools to simulate
the localized strain problems, offering tremendous opportunities to bridge the knowledge …

Concurrent multiscale modeling of three dimensional crack and dislocation propagation

H Talebi, M Silani, T Rabczuk - Advances in Engineering Software, 2015 - Elsevier
In this manuscript a concurrent coupling scheme is presented to model three dimensional
cracks and dislocations at the atomistic level. The scheme couples molecular dynamics to …

An atomistic-to-microscale computational analysis of the dislocation pileup-induced local stresses near an interface in plastically deformed two-phase materials

Y Peng, R Ji, T Phan, W Gao, VI Levitas, L Xiong - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Taking the two-phase material as a model system, here we perform atomistic-to-microscale
computational analysis on how the dislocations pileup is formed at a buried interface …

Concurrent atomistic–continuum simulations of dislocation–void interactions in fcc crystals

L Xiong, S Xu, DL McDowell, Y Chen - International Journal of Plasticity, 2015 - Elsevier
Dislocation interactions with distributed condensed vacancy clusters in fcc metals were
simulated via a concurrent atomistic–continuum method. Due to void strengthening, the …

Modeling dislocations and heat conduction in crystalline materials: atomistic/continuum coupling approaches

S Xu, X Chen - International Materials Reviews, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Dislocations and heat conduction are essential components that influence properties and
performance of crystalline materials, yet the modelling of which remains challenging partly …

Concurrent atomistic-continuum modeling of crystalline materials

Y Chen, S Shabanov, DL McDowell - Journal of Applied Physics, 2019 - pubs.aip.org
In this work, we present a concurrent atomistic-continuum (CAC) method for modeling and
simulation of crystalline materials. The CAC formulation extends the Irving-Kirkwood …

An analysis of key characteristics of the Frank-Read source process in FCC metals

S Xu, L Xiong, Y Chen, DL McDowell - … of the Mechanics and Physics of …, 2016 - Elsevier
A well-known intragranular dislocation source, the Frank-Read (FR) source plays an
important role in size-dependent dislocation multiplication in crystalline materials. Despite a …

A concurrent atomistic-crystal plasticity multiscale model for crack propagation in crystalline metallic materials

S Chakraborty, S Ghosh - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper develops a coupled concurrent atomistic–continuum multiscale model for
analyzing crack propagation and associated mechanisms in crystalline metallic materials …

Molecular dynamics/XFEM coupling by a three-dimensional extended bridging domain with applications to dynamic brittle fracture

H Talebi, M Silani, SPA Bordas… - International Journal …, 2013 - dl.begellhouse.com
We propose a method to couple a three-dimensional continuum domain to a molecular
dynamics domain to simulate propagating cracks in dynamics. The continuum domain is …

A concurrent multiscale study of dynamic fracture

Q Tong, S Li - Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Dynamic fracture is a complex multiscale physical phenomenon. The process occurs in
multiple time and length scales. Macroscopic behaviors such as crack instability and …