Modern computational methods have proved invaluable for the design and analysis of structural components using lightweight materials. The challenge of optimizing lightweight materials in the design of industrial components relates to incorporating structure-property relationships within the computational strategy to incur robust designs. One effective methodology of incorporating structure-property relationships within a simulation-based design framework is to employ a hierarchical multiscale modeling strategy. This paper reviews techniques of multiscale modeling to predict the mechanical behavior of amorphous polymers. Hierarchical multiscale methods bridge nanoscale mechanisms to the macroscale/continuum by introducing a set of structure-property relationships. This review discusses the current state of the art and challenges for three distinct scales: quantum, atomistic/coarse graining, and continuum mechanics. For each scale, we review the modeling techniques and tools, as well as discuss important recent contributions. To help focus the review, we have mainly considered research devoted to amorphous polymers.
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October 2009
Predictive Science And Technology In Mechanics And Materials
Review of Hierarchical Multiscale Modeling to Describe the Mechanical Behavior of Amorphous Polymers
J. L. Bouvard,
J. L. Bouvard
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
e-mail: jeanluc@cavs.msstate.edu
Mississippi State University
, 200 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759
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D. K. Ward,
D. K. Ward
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
Mississippi State University
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D. Hossain,
D. Hossain
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
Mississippi State University
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S. Nouranian,
S. Nouranian
Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering,
Mississippi State University
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E. B. Marin,
E. B. Marin
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
Mississippi State University
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M. F. Horstemeyer
M. F. Horstemeyer
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
Mississippi State University
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J. L. Bouvard
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
Mississippi State University
, 200 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759e-mail: jeanluc@cavs.msstate.edu
D. K. Ward
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
Mississippi State University
, 200 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759
D. Hossain
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
Mississippi State University
, 200 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759
S. Nouranian
Dave C. Swalm School of Chemical Engineering,
Mississippi State University
, Mississippi, 39762
E. B. Marin
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
Mississippi State University
, 200 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759
M. F. Horstemeyer
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems,
Mississippi State University
, 200 Research Boulevard, Starkville, MS 39759J. Eng. Mater. Technol. Oct 2009, 131(4): 041206 (15 pages)
Published Online: September 1, 2009
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Received:
February 16, 2009
Revised:
June 18, 2009
Published:
September 1, 2009
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Bouvard, J. L., Ward, D. K., Hossain, D., Nouranian, S., Marin, E. B., and Horstemeyer, M. F. (September 1, 2009). "Review of Hierarchical Multiscale Modeling to Describe the Mechanical Behavior of Amorphous Polymers." ASME. J. Eng. Mater. Technol. October 2009; 131(4): 041206. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.3183779
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