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Mechanical Behavior Analysis of Carbon Nanotube-Based Polymer Composites using Multiscale Modeling
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Naghdabadi, Reza (Supervisor) ; Rafii Tabar, Hashem (Supervisor) ; Bagheri, Reza (Supervisor)
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In this project, two multiscale modeling procedures have been implemented to study the mechanical behavior of SWCNT/polymer composites. First, a new three-phase molecular structural mechanics/ finite element (MSM/FE) multiscale model has been introduced which consists of three components, i.e. a carbon nanotube, an interphase layer and outer polymer matrix. The nanotube is modeled at the atomistic scale using MSM, whereas the interphase layer and polymer matrix are analyzed by the FE method. Using this model, we have investigated the macroscopic material properties of nanocomposite with and without considering the interphase and compared the results with molecular dynamics (MD) simulations....
Computer Simulation of Coiled Carbon Nanotubes Deformation By Molecular Dynamics Approach
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Karimi Taheri, Ali (Supervisor)
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A Coiled Carbon Nanotube (CCNT) can be geometrically viewed as a graphene sheet whose rolled and twisted to form a helically coiled nanotube. It is the strongest material ever measured with strengthexceeding more than hundred times of steel.The strength of a CCNT iscritically influenced by temperature, tube diameter, strain rate and pitch angle. In this study,a Molecular Dynamics (MD) simulationis performed to understand the effect of temperature, strain rate, tube diameter and pitch angle on the mechanical properties of CCNTs. Results indicate thatexisting the stone-wales defects is necessaryfor thermodynamic stability of CCNTs.According to the stress-strain curves it was observed thatyield...
Continuum Analysis of Defects Based on Atomistic Simulat
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoei, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsen (Co-Advisor)
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In this study, a new multi-scale hierarchical technique has been employed to investigate the role of temperature on nano-plates with hex atomic structure. Different number of primary edge dislocations is considered and the temperature varies from 0 up to 800 K. Primary edge dislocations are created by proper adjustment of atomic positions to resemble discrete dislocations (DD’s) and then the application of equations of motion to the relaxed configuration of this adjustment. The interatomic potential used for atomistic simulation is Finnis-Sinclair Embedded-Atom-Method (FS-EAM) as many-body interatomic potential and the Nose-Hoover thermostat has been implemented to adjust the modulation of...
Multi-scale Analysis of Dislocation Emission for Nano-crystalline Structures
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoei, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsen (Supervisor)
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In this study, a new multi-scale hierarchical technique has been employed to investigate the role of edge dislocation on nano-plates with hex atomic structure in large deformation. Two multiscale hierarchical atomistic/molecular dynamics (MD)–finite element (FE) coupling methods are proposed to illustrate the influence of temperature on mechanical properties of Magnesium in large deformation. The atomic nonlinear elastic parameters are obtained via computing second-order derivative of Representative atom’s energy and RVE’s strain energy density with respect to deformation criterions (deformation gradient and Green strain tensor) to bridge between atomistic and continuum level, the...
Temperature-Dependent Multiscale Simulation of Single Layer Graphene Sheet in Large Deformation
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoei, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsen (Co-Advisor)
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In this study, two multiscale hierarchical atomisyic/molecular dynamics (MD)–finite element (FE) coupling methods are proposed to illustrate the influence of temperature on mechanical properties of SLGS in large deformation. The Tersoff interatomic potential is implemented, in addition, the Nose-Hoover thermostat and local harmonic approximation are employed to adjust the fluctuation of temperature in CB and MD, respectively. The atomic nonlinear elastic parameters are obtained via computing second-order derivative of Representative atom’s energy and RVE’s strain energy density with respect to deformation criterions (deformation gradient and Green strain tensor). To bridge between atomistic...
Multiscale Investigation of Plastic Behavior in Crystalline Metals
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoei, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsen (Co-Advisor)
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In this study, a modern multiscale sequential molecular dynamics (MD) – finite element (FE) coupling method is proposed to represent the role of grain boundary (GB) planar defect on mechanical properties of crystalline structures at various temperatures. Different Grain Boundary misorientation angle is considered and the temperature varies from 0 up to 800 K. The embedded-atom method (EAM) many-body interatomic potential is implemented to consider pairwise interactions between atoms in the crystalline structures with face-centered-cubic (FCC) lattice structure at different temperatures. In addition, the Nose-Hoover thermostat is employed to adjust the fluctuation of temperature. The atomic...
A Temperature-Dependent Coarse-Graining Method for Nano Crystalline Materials
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoie, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsen (Co-Advisor)
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The molecular dynamic (MD) method was first reported by Alder and Wainwright in the late 1950s to study the interaction of hard spheres. Molecular dynamic (MD) simulation is a technique for computing equilibrium and forwarding properties for classical many-body systems. This is a reasonable and often excellent approximation for a wide range of systems and properties. Although molecular dynamics method provide the kind of detail necessary to resolve molecular structure and localized interaction, this fidelity comes with a price. Namely, both the size and time scales of the model are limited by numerical and computational boundaries.The multi scale approach taken by the computational materials...
Experimental Study on Mechanical Properties of Concrete Containing Recycled Polystyrene
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Eskandari, Morteza (Supervisor)
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Expanded polystyrene (EPS) products are mostly manufactured as disposable products, designed for a single use after which are recycled or disposed as solid wastes. EPS products are increasingly used specially in form of food containers and packing blocks and most of the time are left in nature without any kind of processing, causing environmental pollution. This project intends to investigate physical characteristics of lighter cement concrete with acceptable compressive strength for non-structural elements, made with different percentages of recycled EPS beads. A group of concrete samples are made by replacing coarse aggregate with equivalent volume of recycled EPS beads. Properties like...
Constitutive Modeling and Numerical Simulation of Coronary Arteries Mechanical Behavior in Stenting and Succeeding Growth
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Naghdabadi, Reza (Supervisor) ; Sohrabpour, Saeed (Supervisor)
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Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of death worldwide. Atherosclerosis is one of the major types of cardiovascular diseases in which fibrous and fatty materials, called plaque, build up inside the artery and cause partial or total occlusion of the artery. Intravascular balloon angioplasty with or without stenting is the most common treatment of this disease. In 2010, approximately 954000 stent implantations were performed in the United States. The major issue associated with stenting is reclosure or renarrowing of the transverse section of the artery termed in-stent restenosis (ISR). Unfortunately, nearly one–third of the patients
who receive stent implantation require further...
who receive stent implantation require further...
A Coupling Atomistic-continuum Approach for Modeling Dislocation in Plastic Behavior of Nano-structures
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoei, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsan (Co-Advisor)
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In this study, a novel multi-scale hierarchical method has been employed to explore the role of edge dislocation on Nano-plates with hexagonal atomic structure in large deformation. multiscale hierarchical atomistic/molecular dynamics (MD) finite element (FE) coupling methods are proposed to demonstrate the impact of dislocation on mechanical properties of Magnesium in large deformation. The atomic nonlinear elastic parameters are attained via computing first-order derivation of stress with respect to strain of Representative Volume Element (RVE). To associate between atomistic and continuum level, the mechanical characteristics are captured in the atomistic scale and transferred to the...
A Multi-Scale Method for Non-Linear Mechanical Behavior of Nanostructures Based on Coarse-Grained Model
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoei, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsen (Supervisor)
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The ever-increasing growth of Nanotechnology has elevated the necessity for the development of new numerical and computational methods that are better capable of evaluating systems at this scale. The existing techniques, such as Molecular Dynamics Methods, in spite of being fully capable of evaluating nanostructures, lack the ability to simulate large systems of practical size and time scales. Therefore, in order to be able to provide a realistic simulation of a large model, simulation of which is limited by the computational cost of the current molecular dynamics methods at hand, Coarse-Graining technique has recently become a very effective and beneficial method which refers to the...
Size-Dependent Elastic Properties of Ultra-Thin Objects Containing a Nano-Inclusion or a Nano-Inhomogeneity
, Ph.D. Dissertation Sharif University of Technology ; Mohammadi Shoja, Hossein (Supervisor)
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The broad range of applicability of nano devices particularly in electronics, optoelectronics, and micro/ nano-electro- mechanical systems has drawn the attentions of the industrial and scientific communities of various disciplines. This work is devoted to study the effect of surface and interface elasticity in the analysis of the mechanical behavior of ultra-thin objects in the presence of some statical or dynamical loadings. Based on the fact that the surface-volume ratio increases in nano-scale, description of the behavior of such a small structure via usual classical theories, which generally neglect the surface/interface effect, ceases to hold. In the present study, first, a...
Temperature-dependent Multiscale Simulation of Heterogeneous FCC Crystals
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoei, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsen (Co-Advisor)
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In this study, a novel multiscale hierarchical molecular dynamics (MD) – finite element (FE) coupling method is proposed to illustrate the influence of temperature on mechanical properties of heterogeneous nano-crystalline structures. The embedded-atom method (EAM) many-body interatomic potential is implemented to consider pairwise interactions between atoms in the metallic alloys with face-centered-cubic (FCC) lattice structure at different temperatures. In addition, the Nose-Hoover thermostat is employed to adjust the fluctuation of temperature. In order to calculate the equivalent lattice parameter, a weight average between the lattice parameters of atomic structures is utilized. The...
A Combined Molecular Dynamics-Coarse Graining Technique for Modeling the Mechanical Behavior of Crystalline Nano-Structures
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoei, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsen (Co-Supervisor)
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In the area of material studies, the atom structure models are the basis of all simulations and methods. With improvements in computers power, these models have become more consistent with experimental results. New theoretical methods combined with supercomputers assist to an understanding with detail and accuracy of material behavior at the atomic scale that leads to develop of the Computational Materials Science. Recently, developments in fields such as quantum mechanics, statistical physics, solid-state physics, quantum chemistry, computer science and graphics, allowed for faster computing which leads a powerful tool for material calculations and designs. New computer applications allow...
Mechanical and Microstructural Behavior of 2024-O Aluminum Alloy in Non-Isothermal Hot Compression Test
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; KazemiNezhad, Mohsen (Supervisor)
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So far, a lot of research has been done on the hot behavior of different alloys; These studies have generally been performed using tensile, compression and torsion tests and isothermal conditions, which have greatly contributed to the understanding of the mechanisms of deformation at high temperatures. Due to the fact that in real deformation processes, it is less common for the material to experience isothermal conditions during deformation, so in this project, the aim is to investigate the behavior of 2024 aluminum-alloy in non-isothermal hot compression test. In this regard, non-isothermal hot pressure test was performed from 300℃ to 600℃ و temperature range and at different deformation...
Boltzmann Method for Investigating the Non-Linear Mechanical Behavior of Coarse- Grained Crystals with FCC Network, Exploiting the Effect of Dislocation
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Khoei, Amir Reza (Supervisor) ; Jahanshahi, Mohsen (Supervisor)
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In these days world, the increasing growth of Nanotechnology has caused to invent and create new numerical and also computational methods which have more abilities and capabilities for evaluating systems in this scale. Although Some techniques, such as Molecular Dynamics Methods are capable of evaluating nanostructures, lack the ability to simulate large systems of practical size and time scales which is the most important index during the simulation. Therefore, in order to be able to produce an acceptable exact simulation of a large model, simulation of which is limited by the computational cost of the current molecular dynamics methods at hand, Coarse-Graining technique has recently become...
Molecular Dynamics Simulation of Mechanical Behavior of Metalic Nanostructures
, M.Sc. Thesis Sharif University of Technology ; Simchi, Abdolreza (Supervisor) ; Kazeminezhad, Mohsen (Supervisor)
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In this work, mechanical behavior of Ni nanowires with various dimensions under tensile loading at different temperatures and strain rates was simulated by molecular dynamics. Lennard-Jones and Sutton-Chen potential functions were utilized. The relationship between the tensile properties of Ni nanowires and temperature, strain rate, aspect ratio and crystal orientation was studied. It was shown that with increasing the aspect ratio of the nanowires the strength of the material decreases. A change in the fracture mode of the nanowire from slippage at low strain rates (<10 m/s) to amorphous deformation at high loading rates was observed. The crystal orientation was found to influence the...
Mechanical response of single and double-helix SMA wire ropes
, Article Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures ; Volume 29, Issue 26 , 2022 , Pages 5393-5406 ; 15376494 (ISSN) ; Arghavani, J ; Choi, E ; Ostadrahimi, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Taylor and Francis Ltd
2022
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In this paper, based on three-dimensional phenomenological model and using a user-defined material subroutine mechanical behavior of shape memory alloy (SMA) wire ropes (or cables) and their components have been studied through implicit solution method in Abaqus software. Material parameters have been extracted using available experimental data and numerical simulations. Due to the convoluted geometry and interwire contact status within a cable, a finite element analysis is firstly performed for a 1 × 37 steel wire rope to validate modeling and mechanical interactions of a wire rope. Afterwards, superelastic and shape memory effect cables with different constructions (7 × 7 and 1 × 27) are...
Thermo-mechanical behavior of functionally graded circular sector plates
, Article Acta Mechanica ; Volume 226, Issue 1 , January , 2015 , Pages 37-54 ; 00015970 (ISSN) ; Nosier, A ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer-Verlag Wien
2015
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By reformulating the governing equations of the first-order theory into those describing the interior and edge-zone problems of the plate, closed-form solutions are presented for analysis of functionally graded circular sector plates with vertex angle (Formula presented.) whose radial edges are simply supported and subjected to transverse loading and heat conduction through the plate thickness. Various types of clamped, simply supported, and free-edge boundary supports are considered on the circular edge of the plate. The material properties are graded through the plate thickness according to a power-law distribution of the volume fraction of the constituents. The effects of material...
Experimental and numerical investigation of the effect of laser input energy on the mechanical behavior of stainless steel and polyamide joint in the LAMP joining method
, Article International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology ; Volume 113, Issue 11-12 , 2021 , Pages 3585-3597 ; 02683768 (ISSN) ; Ranjbarnodeh, E ; Shoja Razavi, R ; Pircheraghi, G ; Sharif University of Technology
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
2021
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The present study investigated the effect of laser input energy on the quality and mechanical behavior of a 304 stainless steel–polyamide 6 joint in the laser-assisted metal and polymer direct joining (LAMP) method experimentally and numerically. After the proposed heat transfer model was validated, it was determined whether there was an optimal amount of laser input energy that could produce a joint with favorable quality and mechanical behavior. Among different laser input energies used in this study, 28-J/mm energy can provide more uniform and extensive wetting of the metal surface by the polymer, while excessive polymer degradation in the joint zone was prevented. As a result, an optimal...