Multiscale Computational Mechanics and Biomechanics (MCMB) Lab members (Jonathan Gorman, Amir Sadighi, Dr. Ahmad Najafi, Nolan Black, Isabella Snyder, Dr. Li Meng, Dr. Hsiao Wei Lee, and Alireza Ashkpour) presented our works at the 2024 Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference (EMI2024) in Chicago, Illinois, by delivering ten talks. We represented the Drexel University Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics (MEM) and the Drexel University College of Engineering.
The list of presenters and their papers are as below:
Amir Sadighi: Fracture response of BioFiber-reinforced concrete (BioFRC)
Dr. Hsiao Wei Lee: Prediction of microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation and its application in self-healing cementitious material
Dr. Hsiao Wei Lee: Modeling the uncoupled damage-healing behavior of self-healing cementitious material with phase-field method
Isabella Snyder: Multiscale structural optimization for applications in thermal stability and actuation
Dr. Li Meng: Bound-constrained optimization using Lagrange multiplier for a length scale insensitive phase field fracture model
Dr. Li Meng: A computational study of the fracture initiation and fracture propagation using the revisited phase field model
Alireza Ashkpour: Mode I fracture load prediction of components weakened by symmetrical and asymmetrical rounded-tip V-notches using the phase field method
Jonathan Gorman: Topology Optimization of Structural Battery Composites Using a Virtual Temperature Constraint to Ensure Bi-Continuous Material Distributions
Nolan Black: Second-order homogenization for multiscale structural optimization applications
Dr. Ahmad Najafi: Stress constrained design of hierarchical structures using second-order homogenization and machine learning