Mechanics of Solids Theses and Dissertations

Theses and Dissertations for the Mechanics of Solids department.

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Description:: The electronics industry drives a great deal of research towards inventing methods for creating smaller devices. In order for the current trend of the diminishing …
Year:: 2012
Contributor:: Grantab, Rassin (creator); Shenoy, Vivek (Director); Guduru, Pradeep (Reader); Sheldon, Brian (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Solid Mechanics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: fracture; micro; nano; lithium-ion; battery; Lithium ions; Graphene; Nanowires
Language:: English
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Description:: Here we investigated the fracture and wrinkling in graphene with topological defects using atomistic simulations and continuum models. We first studied the flaw insensitive fracture …
Year:: 2015
Contributor:: zhang, teng (creator); Huajian, Gao (Director); Kyung-Suk, Kim (Reader); Brian, Sheldon (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Mechanics of Solids (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: topological defects; fracture; wrinkle; continuum model; Graphene; Topological defects (Physics); Molecular dynamics
Language:: English
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Length scale effects in plastic deformation, restrictions on plastic deformation, and realistic simulation of fracture behavior are critical for future engineering design and reliability. Plastic …
Year:: 2011
Contributor:: Nath, Prateek (creator); Curtin, William (Director); Gao, H (Reader); Kumar, S (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Solid Mechanics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: Strain gradient plasticity; crystal plasticity; crack; length scale; plasticity; dislocation; discrete dislocation; coating; delamination; fracture; Plasticity; Composite materials--Delamination
Language:: English
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: Nanotwinned metals have exhibited enhanced mechanical properties, including ultra-high strength, good ductility and remarkable fracture toughness. In this dissertation, we used large-scale atomistic simulations to …
Year:: 2012
Contributor:: Li, Xiaoyan (creator); Gao, Huajian (Director); Kumar, Sharvan (Reader); Bower, Allan (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Solid Mechanics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: nanotwinned metals; atomistic simulation; deformation; fracture; twin boundary; dislocation
Language:: English
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: The automobile industry drives a great deal of research towards understanding the mechanical behavior of high-strength steels. Two important behaviors exhibited by these materials are …
Year:: 2016
Contributor:: Gerbig, Daniel Edward (creator); Bower, Allan (Director); Kim, Kyung-Suk (Reader); Kumar, K. Sharvan (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Mechanics of Solids (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: finite element analysis; fracture; Finite element method; Digital image correlation; Plasticity; Steel--Fracture
Language:: English
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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Description:: It is well known that diffusion induced stresses are responsible for capacity fading of electrodes in lithium-ion batteries. Here, we develop an atomistic-based continuum model …
Year:: 2013
Contributor:: Haft Baradaran, Hamed (creator); Gao, Huajian (Director); Sheldon, Brian (Reader); Kim, Kyung-Suk (Reader); Brown University. ENGINEERING: Solid Mechanics (sponsor)
Genre:: theses
Subject:: lithium-ion batteries; silicon electrodes; chemical potential; stress; fracture; ratcheting; Lithium ion batteries; Diffusion
Language:: English
Collection:: Engineering; Mechanics of Solids; Theses and Dissertations

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