Research @ CSM
Non-local Damage and Transport in Porous Media
The CSM research is focused on advancing the mechanics theory and numerical algorithms to better predict the time-dependent, nonlinear, multiscale, and fracture behavior of manmade and natural materials; including concrete, steel, polymers, ice, rock, and biomaterials. This is achieved through the development of constitutive material modeling and numerical algorithms/methods suited to represent different types of materials and phenomena.
Current research thrusts:
Computationally efficient non-local modeling of damage in porous media
Continuum to discrete fracture transition for ductile and brittle materials
Coupled solution algorithms for computationally efficient multiphysics modeling
Stabilized numerical algorithms for ill-conditioned multiphysics problems
Image-based characterization of fracture mechanisms in brittle and porous materials