Energy conservation of atomistic/continuum coupling

Aubertin, P., Réthoré, J. and De Borst, R. (2009) Energy conservation of atomistic/continuum coupling. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 78(11), pp. 1365-1386. (doi: 10.1002/nme.2542)

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Abstract

The efficient and accurate coupling of two dissimilar domains presents a major challenge, especially when wave propagation is considered. Overlap coupling methods are promising in the sense that spurious wave reflections can be avoided and loss of energy due to the coupling scheme can be minimized. However, the conservation properties and the proper physical representation of the forces depend on the precise formulation of the algorithm for coupling such dissimilar models. This is unlike that of coupling similar domains. We will demonstrate this with the help of numerical studies in continuum-to-continuum coupling and continuum-to-discrete coupling.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:De Borst, Professor Rene
Authors: Aubertin, P., Réthoré, J., and De Borst, R.
College/School:College of Science and Engineering > School of Engineering > Infrastructure and Environment
Journal Name:International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering
ISSN:0029-5981
Published Online:12 January 2009

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