Computational Methods for Microstructure-Property Relationships

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Ghosh, Somnath (Editor), Dimiduk, Dennis (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Boston, MA : Springer US, 2011.
• Subjects: Engineering.; Mechanics.; Continuum mechanics.; Materials science.; Continuum Mechanics and Mechanics of Materials.; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials.

Computational Methods for Microstructure-Property Relationships introduces state-of-the-art advances in computational modeling approaches for materials structure-property relations. Written with an approach that recognizes the necessity of the engineering computational mechanics framework, this volu...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Methods for Generating 3D Image Data for Material Microstructures
• 3D Microstructure Simulation
• Microstructure-Based Domain Partitioning, RVE Definition and RVE Evolution for Intrinsic Property Computations
• Coupling Microstructure Evolution with Microstructure Characterization
• Materials Response Representations & Limitations in Present-day Design Codes
• Local Continuum Approaches to Constitutive Modeling
• Strain Gradient Plasticity; Dislocation Coarse-Graining Challenges; Representing Length-Scale Dependence
• Constitutive Laws for Time Dependent Thermally-Activated Processes
• Conventional Finite Element Methods
• Full-Field or Meshless and Homogenization Methods for Handling the RVE
• Limitations in Homogenization and Uncertainty
• Links to Fracture Mechanics & Probabilistic Methods
• Accelerated Time Scaling Methods for Fatigue Analysis
• Treating Challenges Below the Grain Scale
• Multiscale Methods for Material Modeling
• Representing Environmentally Induced Damage
• Emerging Methods for Matching Simulation and Experimental Scales
• Approaching Design Systems for the Future.