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Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Plastic Damage in Metals

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Presented in this chapter is an overview of molecular dynamics simulation (MDS) as applied to modeling damage in metals. This is followed by some examples that illustrate how this technique is being used in the engineering community to help understand how new materials can be made that have targeted mechanical properties.

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Unpublished work reported from our group was supported by the Office of Naval Research. DL is supported by the National Science Foundation.

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    Shijing Lu, Dong Li & Donald W. Brenner

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Lu, S., Li, D., Brenner, D.W. (2015). Molecular Dynamics Simulations of Plastic Damage in Metals. In: Voyiadjis, G. (eds) Handbook of Damage Mechanics. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-5589-9_6

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