MAE Seminar Series: “Computational Multiscale Mechanics for Connecting Microstructure and Mechanical Properties of Additively Manufactured Metals”

Abstract:

Additive manufacturing promises to achieve unprecedented mechanical properties and performance in engineered systems by providing the ability to co-design the material and the structure. Achieving the confidence level to design such novel engineered systems as close as possible to their limit states (i.e., near failure) is needed to fully leverage these properties, optimizing performance, cost, and reliability. In this talk, we will discuss new multiscale modeling and simulation strategies that allow the quantification of the relationships between the microstructure of additively manufactured (AM) metals and their mechanical performance. We will discuss new reduced order multiscale modeling approaches that allow us to perform physics-based prediction of the material response fast – fast enough to facilitate quantification of uncertainty in the material response. We will demonstrate the computational efficiency and accuracy characteristics of the proposed simulation methods for static and fatigue failure response of AM metals. Fatigue performance is of particular interest as fatigue life of AM components is both sensitive to the defect distribution induced by the manufacturing process, and shows significant variability from component to component.

Tune in at 10 a.m. Friday, February 17, 2022 to watch live. 

Bio:

Caglar Oskay is Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Engineering, Department Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, and Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Vanderbilt University. He recently completed his appointment as Program Director for Engineering for Civil Infrastructure at the National Science Foundation. Prof. Oskay received M.S. in Applied Mathematics, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Prof. Oskay’s research focuses on bringing understanding to nonlinear mechanical response of materials and structures through multi-scale computational modeling and simulation, specifically computational characterization of the failure response of heterogeneous systems that involve multiple temporal and spatial scales subjected to extreme and/or dynamic loading conditions, and development of enabling computational methodologies. Prof. Oskay previously held the title of Chancellor Faculty Fellow at Vanderbilt University. He is a fellow of ASME and ASCE Engineering Mechanics Institute. Prof. Oskay also serves as the Associate Editor of the Journal of Applied Mechanics and the International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering.