Computational mechanics research at Northwestern is blazing new ground in multiscale analysis, meshfree methods and large-scale simulation. Multiscale methods, which link methodologies from quantum ...

Rekha Rao thrives on solving complex scientific problems. She’s been doing it to help Sandia meet the nation’s needs for 35 ...

Currently employed computational methods to simulate materials and their mechanical behavior are based on molecular dynamics (MD) with atomistic force-fields. These methods provide an excellent ...

The paper presents a two-level metametrial homogenization procedure, in which the mechanical behavior of a bar with non-uniform stiffness profile is considered. The connection between the ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly transforming computational mechanics, yet many AI-driven models remain limited by poor interpretability, weak generalization, and insufficient physical ...

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Meshless methods constitute a class of numerical techniques for solving partial differential equations without relying on a predefined mesh. Instead of subdividing a domain into elements, these ...

Springer Nature has launched Discover Fluid Mechanics, a peer-reviewed open-access journal covering all areas of fluid ...

Mechanics of materials is an area focusing on quantitative description of the motion and deformation of solid materials subjected to forces, temperature changes, electrical voltage or other external ...

A new paper written by a theoretical physicist at Howard University claims that aneural eukaryotic cells could process information up to a billion times faster than typical biochemical processes. This ...

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Our CSM research includes static and dynamic analyses of complex solid bodies using computational approaches such as finite volume, finite element, discrete element, and meshless methods. The focus of ...