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2007
 
83. A temperature-related homogenization technique and its implementation in the meshfree particle method for nanoscale simulations
  S. P. Xiao and W. X. Yang
  International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 69, 2099-2125 (2007).
  Abstract
 
 
82. Size and microstructure effects on the mechanical behavior of FCC bicrystals by quasicontinuum method
  F. Sansoz and J. F. Molinari
  Thin Solid Films, 515, 3158-3163 (2007).
  Abstract
 
 
81. Quasi-continuum orbital-free density-functional theory: A route to multi-million atom non-periodic DFT calculation.
  V. Gavini, K. Bhattacharya and M. Ortiz.
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 55, 697-718 (2007).
  Abstract
 
 
80. Convergence analysis of a quasi-continuum approximation for a two-dimensional material without defects
  P. Lin
  SIAM Journal on Numerical Analysis, 45, 313-332 (2007).
  Abstract
 

2006
 
79. Error control for molecular statics problems
  S. Prudhomme, P. T. Bauman and J. T. Oden
  International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering, 4, 647-662 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
78. Grain growth behavior at absolute zero during nanocrystalline metal indentation
  F. Sansoz and V. Dupont
  Applied Physics Letters, 89, Art. No. 111901 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
77. Quasicontinuum simulation of nanoindentation of nickel film
  F. L. Zeng and Y. Sun
  Acta Mechanica Solida Sinica, 19, 283-288 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
77. Temperature-related Cauchy-Born rule for multiscale modeling of crystalline solids
  S. P. Xiao and W. X. Yang
  Computational Materials Science, 37, 374-379 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
75. Multiscale modeling of physical phenomena: Adaptive control of models
  J. T. Oden, S. Prudhomme, A. Romkes and P. T. Bauman
  SIAM Journal on Scientific Computing, 28, 2359-2389 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
74. A concurrent multiscale method based on the meshfree method and molecular dynamics analysis
  Y. T. Gu and L. C. Zhang
  Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, 5, 1128-1155 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
73. Uniform accuracy of the quasicontinuum method
  W. E, J. F. Lu and J. Z. Yang
  Physical Review B, 74, Art. No. 214115 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
72. Multiscale simulation on nanometric cutting of single crystal copper
  X. Z. Sun, S. J. Chen, K. Cheng, D. H. Hu and W. J. Chu
  Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers Part B-Journal of Enginee, 220, 1217-1222 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
71. Finite-temperature quasicontinuum method for multiscale analysis of silicon nanostructures
  Z. Tang, H. Zhao, G. Li and N. R. Aluru
  Physical Review B, 74, Art. No. 064110 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
70. Two-grain nanoindentation using the quasicontinuum method: Two-dimensional model approach
  R. A. Iglesias and E. P. M. Leiva
  Acta Materialia, 54, 2655-2664 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
69. Prediction of dislocation nucleation during nanoindentation of Al3Mg by the orbital-free density functional theory local quasicontinuum method
  R. L. Hayes, G. Ho, M. Ortiz M and E. A. Carter
  Philosophical Magazine, 86, 2343-2358 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
68. Rapid thermal equilibration in coarse-grained molecular dynamics
  S. P. A. Gill, Z. Jia, B. Leimkuhler and A. C. F. Cocks
  Physical Review B, 73, Art. No. 184304 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
67. A quasicontinuum method for deformations of carbon nanotubes
  J. Y. Park, Y. S. Cho, S. Y. Kim, S. Jun and S. Im
  Computer Modeling in Engineering & Sciences, 11, 61-72 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
66. From electrons to finite elements: A concurrent multiscale approach for metals
  G. Lu, E. B. Tadmor and E. Kaxiras
  Physical Review B, 73, Art. No. 024108 (2006).
  Abstract
 
 
65. Atomistic based continuum investigation of plastic deformation in nanocrystalline copper
  D. H. Warner, F. Sansoz and J. F. Molinari
  International Journal of Plasticity, 22, 754-774 (2006).
  Abstract
 

2005
 
64. A finite-temperature dynamic coupled atomistic/discrete dislocation method
  S. Qu, V. Shastry, W. A. Curtin and R. E. Miller
  Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 13, 1101-1118 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
63. Multiscale simulation of surface step effects on nanoindentation
  D. B. Shan, L. Yuan and B. Guo
  Materials Science and Engineering A-Structural Materials Properties Microstructu, 412, 264-270 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
62. Analysis of a prototypical multiscale method coupling atomistic and continuum mechanics
  X. Blanc, C. Le Bris and F. Legoll
  ESAIM-Mathematical Modelling and Numerical Analysis-Modelisation Mathematique et, 39, 797-826 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
61. Prediction of dislocation nucleation during nanoindentation by the orbital-free density functional theory local quasi-continuum method
  R. L. Hayes, M. Fago, M. Ortiz M and E. A. Carter
  Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, 4, 359-389 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
60. Derivation of higher order gradient continuum models from atomistic models for crystalline solids
  M. Arndt and M. Griebel
  Multiscale Modeling & Simulation, 4, 531-562 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
59. Finite-temperature quasicontinuum: Molecular dynamics without all the atoms
  L. M. Dupuy, E. B. Tadmor, R. E. Miller and R. Phillips
  Physical Review Letters, 95, Art. No. 060202 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
58. Nanovoid deformation in aluminum under simple shear
  J. Marian, J. Knap and M. Ortiz
  Acta Materialia, 53, 2893-2900 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
57. A new quasi-continuum constitutive model for crack growth in an isotropic solid
  Z. N. Zhang and X. R. Ge
  European Journal of Mechanics A-Solids, 24, 243-252 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
56. Quasicontinuum analysis of alumina/copper interface
  Y. Hangai, N. Yoshikawa, S. V. Dmitriev, M. Kohyama and S. Tanaka
  Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals, 69, 194-197 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
55. Mechanical behavior of Sigma tilt grain boundaries in nanoscale Cu and Al: A quasicontinuum study
  F. Sansoz and J. F. Molinari
  Acta Materialia, 53, 1931-1944 (2005).
  Abstract
 
 
54. Large scale atomistic simulation of Cu/Al2O3 interface via quasicontinuum analysis
  Y. Hangai, N. Yoshikawa, S. V. Dmitriev, M. Kohyama and S. Tanaka
  Journal of the Japan Institute of Metals, 69, 90-95 (2005).
  Abstract
 

2004
 
53. Incidence of atomic shuffling on the shear and decohesion behavior of a symmetric tilt grain boundary in copper
  F. Sansoz and J. F. Molinari
  Scripta Materialia, 50, 1283-1288 (2004).
  Abstract
 
 
52. An extension of the quasicontinuum treatment of multiscale solid systems to nonzero temperature
  D. J. Diestler, Z. B. Wu and X. C. Zeng
  Journal of Chemical Physics, 121, 9279-9282 (2004).
  Abstract
 
 
51. Density-functional-theory-based local quasicontinuum method: Prediction of dislocation nucleation
  M. Fago, R. L. Hayes, E. A. Carter and M. Ortiz
  Physical Review B, 70, Art. No. 100102 (2004).
  Abstract
 
 
50. Matching conditions in the quasicontinuum method: Removal of the error introduced at the interface between the coarse-grained and fully atomistic region
  T. Shimokawa, J. J. Mortensen, J. Schiotz J and K. W. Jacobsen
  Physical Review B, 69, Art. No. 214104 (2004).
  Abstract
 
 
49. Quasicontinuum models for interface multiscale model
  Y. Hangai and N. Yoshikawa
  Key Engineering Materials, 261-263, 729-734 Part 1&2 (2004).
  Abstract
 
 
48. Multiscale plasticity modeling: coupled atomistics and discrete dislocation mechanics
  L. E. Shilkrot, R. E. Miller and W. A. Curtin
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 52, 755-787 (2004).
  Abstract
 
 
47. Analysis of multiscale methods
  W. E and P. B. Ming
  Journal of Computational Mathematics, 22, 210-219 (2004).
  Abstract
 
 
46. Predictive modeling of nanoindentation-induced homogeneous dislocation nucleation in copper
  T. Zhu, J. Li, K. J. Van Vliet, S. Ogata, S. Yip and S. Suresh
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 52, 691-724 (2004).
  Abstract
 
 
45. Finite element implementation of virtual internal bond model for simulating crack behavior
  G. Thiagarajan, K. J. Hsia and Y. Huang
  Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 71, 401-423 (2004).
  Abstract
 

2003
 
44. A constrained sequential-lamination algorithm for the simulation of sub-grid microstructure in martensitic materials
  S. Aubry, M. Fago and M. Ortiz
  Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 192, 2823-2843 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
43. On higher gradients in continuum-atomistic modelling
  R. Sunyk and P. Steinmann
  International Journal of Solids and Structures, 40, 6877-6896 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
42. Modeling fracture in nanomaterials via a virtual internal bond method
  H. J. Gao and B. H. Ji
  Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 70, 1777-1791 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
41. Atomistic/continuum coupling in computational materials science
  W. A. Curtin and R. E. Miller
  Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 11, R33-R68 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
40. Theoretical and numerical analysis for the quasi-continuum approximation of a material particle model
  P. Lin
  Mathematics of Computation, 72, 657-675 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
39. Multi-scale modeling strategies in materials science - The quasicontinuum method
  V. B. Shenoy
  Bulletin of Materials Science, 26, 53-62 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
38. Coarse-graining description of solid systems at nonzero temperature
  Z. B. Wu, D. J. Diestler, R. Feng and X. C. Zeng
  Journal of Chemical Physics, 119, 8013-8023 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
37. Effect of indenter-radius size on Au(001) nanoindentation
  J. Knap and M. Ortiz
  Physical Review Letters, 90, art. no. 226102 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
36. The quasicontinuum method: Overview, applications and current directions
  R. E. Miller and E. B. Tadmor
  Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design, 9, 203-239 (2002).
  Abstract
 
 
35. A peierls criterion for the onset of deformation twinning at a crack tip
  E. B. Tadmor and S. Hai
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 51, 765-793 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
34. Deformation twinning at aluminum crack tips
  S. Hai and E. B. Tadmor
  Acta Materialia, 51, 117-131 (2003).
  Abstract
 
 
33. Mixed atomistic/continuum methods: static and dynamic quasicontinuum methods
  D. Rodney
  in Proceedings of the NATO Conference "Thermodynamics, Microstructures and Plasticity", Eds A. Finel, D. Maziere, M. Veron (Kluwer, Dortrecht, 2003).
  Abstract
 

2002
 
32. Coarse-grained descriptions of multiple scale processes in solid systems
  D. J. Diestler
  Physical Review B, 66, 184104 (2002).
  Abstract
 
 
31. Polarization switching in PbTiO3: An ab initio finite element simulation
  E. B. Tadmor, U. V. Waghmare, G. S. Smith and E. Kaxiras
  Acta Materialia, 50, 2989-3002 (2002).
  Abstract
 
 
30. An atomistic-based finite deformation membrane for single layer crystalline films
  M. Arroyo and T. Belytschko
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 50, 1941-1977 (2002).
  Abstract
 
 
29. Quasicontinuum representations of atomic-scale mechanics: From proteins to dislocations
  R. Phillips, M. Dittrich and K.Schulten
  Annual Review of Materials Research, 32, 219-233 (2002).
  Abstract
 
 
28. The quasicontinuum method revisited
  J. J. Mortensen, J. Schiotz and K. W. Jacobsen
  Challenges in Molecular Simulations, 4, 119 (2002).
  Abstract
 
 
27. The elastic modulus of single-wall carbon nanotubes: a continuum analysis incorporating interatomic potentials
  P. Zhang, Y. Huang, P. H. Geubelle, P. A. Klein and K. C. Hwang
  International Journal of Solids and Structures, 39, 3893-3906 (2002).
  Abstract
 
 
26. Fracture nucleation in single-wall carbon nanotubes under tension: A continuum analysis incorporating interatomic potentials
  P. Zhang, Y. Huang, H. Gao and K. C. Hwang
  Journal of Applied Mechanics, 69, 454-458 (2002).
  Abstract
 
 
25. Numerical simulation of cohesive fracture by the virtual-internal-bond model
  P. Zhang, P. A. Klein, Y. Huang, H. Gao and P. D. Wu
  Computer Modeling in Engineering and Sciences, 3, 263-289 (2002).
  Abstract
 

2001
 
24. Crack behavior at bi-crystal interfaces: A mixed atomistic and continuum approach
  A. R. Pillai and R. E. Miller
  Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 653, Z2.9.1-Z2.9.7 (2001).
  Abstract
 
 
23. Multiscale simulations of silicon nanoindentation
  G. S. Smith, E. B. Tadmor, N. Bernstein and E. Kaxiras
  Acta Materialia, 49, 4089-4101 (2001).
  Abstract
 
 
22. An analysis of the quasicontinuum method
  J. Knap J and M. Ortiz
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 49, 1899-1923 (2001).
  Abstract
 
 
21. Reconciliation of atomic-level and continuum notions concerning the interaction of dislocations and obstacles
  K. Hardikar, Vivek Shenoy and R. Phillips
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 49, 1951-1967 (2001).
  Abstract
 
 
20. Formation and strength of dislocation junctions in FCC metals: A study by dislocation dynamics and atomistic simulations
  C. S. Shin, M. C. Fivel, D. Rodney, R. Phillips, V. B. Shenoy and L. Dupuy
  Journal de Physique IV, 11, 19-26 (2001).
  Abstract
 
 
19. Mixed atomistic continuum models of material behavior: The art of transcending atomistics and informing continua
  M. Ortiz, A. M. Cuitino, J. Knap and M. Koslowski
  MRS Bulletin, 26, 216-221 (2001).
   
 

2000
 
18. Atomistic-continuum simulation of nano-indentation in molybdenum
  R. C. Picu
  Journal of Computer-Aided Materials Design, 7, 77-87 (2000).
  Abstract
 
 
17. Nucleation of dislocations beneath a plane strain indenter
  Vivek Shenoy, R. Phillips and E. B. Tadmor
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 48, 649-673 (2000).
  Abstract
 
 
16. Multiscale simulation of loading and electrical resistance in silicon nanoindentation
  G. S. Smith, E. B. Tadmor and E. Kaxiras
  Physical Review Letters, 84, 1260-1263 (2000).
  Abstract
 

1999
 
15. Electronic structure boundary value problems without all of the atoms
  H. T. Johnson, R. Phillips and L. B. Freund
  Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 538, 479-484 (1999).
  Abstract
 
 
14. Finite temperature quasicontinuum methods
  V. Shenoy, V. Shenoy and R. Phillips
  Materials Research Society Symposium Proceedings, 538, 465-471 (1999).
  Abstract
 
 
13. Nanomechanics of defects in solids
  M. Ortiz and R. Phillips
  Advances in Applied Mechanics, 36, 1-79 (1999).
 
 
12. Hierarchical models of plasticity: dislocation nucleation and interaction
  R. Phillips, D. Rodney, Vivek Shenoy, E. B. Tadmor and M. Ortiz
  Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 7, 769-780 (1999).
  Abstract
 
 
11. Nanoindentation and incipient plasticity
  E. B. Tadmor, R. Miller, R. Phillips and M. Ortiz
  Journal of Materials Research, 14, 2233-2250 (1999).
  Abstract
 
 
10. An adaptive finite element approach to atomic-scale mechanics — the quasicontinuum method
  V. B. Shenoy, R. Miller, E. B. Tadmor, D. Rodney, R. Phillips and M. Ortiz
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 47, 611-642 (1999).
  Abstract
 
 
9. Structure and strength of dislocation junctions: An atomic level analysis
  D. Rodney and R. Phillips
  Physical Review Letters, 82, 1704-1707 (1999).
  Abstract
 
 
8. Mixed finite element and atomistic formulation for complex crystals
  E. B. Tadmor, G. S. Smith, N. Bernstein and E. Kaxiras
  Physical Review B, 59, 235-245 (1999).
  Abstract
 

1998
 
7. Quasicontinuum models of fracture and plasticity
  R. Miller, M. Ortiz, R. Phillips, V. B. Shenoy and E. B. Tadmor
  Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 61, 427-444 (1998).
  Abstract
 
 
6. Crack nucleation and growth as strain localization in a virtual-bond continuum
  P. Klein and H. Gao
  Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 61, 21-48 (1998).
  Abstract
 
 
5. Quasicontinuum simulation of fracture at the atomic scale
  R. Miller, E. B. Tadmor, R. Phillips and M. Ortiz
  Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 6, 607-638 (1998).
  Abstract
 
 
4. Numerical simulation of crack growth in an isotropic solid with randomized internal cohesive bonds
  H. Gao and P. Klein
  Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 46, 187-218 (1998).
  Abstract
 
 
3. Quasicontinuum models of interfacial structure and deformation
  V. B. Shenoy, R. Miller, E. B. Tadmor, R. Phillips and M. Ortiz
  Physical Review Letters, 80, 742-745 (1998).
  Abstract
 

1996
 
2. Mixed Atomistic and Continuum Models of Deformation in Solids
  E. B. Tadmor, R. Phillips and M. Ortiz
  Langmuir, 12, 4529-4534 (1996).
  Abstract
 
 
1. Quasicontinuum analysis of defects in solids
  E. B. Tadmor, M. Ortiz and R. Phillips
  Philosophical Magazine A, 73, 1529-1563 (1996).
  Abstract
 

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