Multi-scale modeling of high strain rate deformation and spall fracture in poly-crystalline metals

This thesis utilizes a multiscale method by connecting molecular dynamics (MD) based information to hydrodynamic macroscopic calculations for investigating the shock response and spallation of metals.

This thesis utilizes a multiscale method by connecting molecular dynamics (MD) based information to hydrodynamic macroscopic calculations for investigating the shock response and spallation of metals. First, shock propagation in Cu, Al, and Ni single crystals is simulated up to…