Solid Mechanics & Materials
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Research Showcase: Professor Ryan S. Elliott is studying martensitic solid-to-solid phase transformations, which are responsible for the remarkable properties of shape memory alloys (SMAs) such as NiTi. This project aims to understand the existence of temperature-induced and stress-induced transformations in SMAs by studying an atomistic model using bifurcation and path-following techniques. These techniques provide a wealth of detailed information that helps to explain the presence of these transformations and could eventually be used to design new SMAs that have dramatically improved properties. |
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The faculty conducting research in solid mechanics/materials are:
| Faculty Member | Research Areas |
|---|---|
Ryan ElliottRyan Elliott Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering and Scientific Computing, University of Michigan |
Martensitic phase transformations; shape memory alloys; atomistic materials simulation; stability and bifurcation |
Roger L. Fosdick Ph.D., Applied Mathematics, Brown University |
Broad spectrum of problems in thermodynamics and continuum mechanics at both the applied and foundation levels; study of non-linear material behavior using the methods of applied mathematics |
Richard D. James Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University |
Thermodynamics of solids; phase transformations; micromagnetics;active materials, especially shape memory materials. Multiscale mathematical methods |
Perry H. Leo Ph.D. Metallurgical Engineering and Materials Science Carnegie Mellon University |
Phase transformations; micromechanics of defects in solids; biological materials; composites |
Thomas W. Shield Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering, University of California at Berkeley |
Experimental solid mechanics; mechanics of materials; single crystal plasticity; shape-memory and magenetostrictve materials; fracture mechanics; elasticity |
Ellad Tadmor Ph.D., Solid Mechanics, Brown University |
Connection between continuum theory and atomistic models; the Quasicontinuum (QC) Method; Peierls criterion for Deformation Twinning at Crack Tips; Determination of Transition Paths using a Continuous Path Expansion; Reliability of MEMS Devices. |
William H. Warner Ph.D., Mathematics, Carnegie Institute of Technology |
Optimal design problems for elastic bodies and structural elements using energy methods. Biorthogonal series solutions of polyharmonic equations with application to thick plate and shell problems. |
Projects with web pages are listed below:
- R. D. James:
- Computational Tools for the Atomic/Continuum Interface: Nanometer to Millimeter Scale Aircraft
- T. W. Shield:
- Experiments on pseudoelastic behavior of shape-memory materials
- Crack tip plasticity in ductile single crystals
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