Implementing peridynamics within a molecular dynamics code

Parks, ML (Parks, Michael L.); Lehoucq, RB (Lehoucq, Richard B.); Plimpton, SJ (Plimpton, Steven J.); Silling, SA (Silling, Stewart A.)

COMPUTER PHYSICS COMMUNICATIONS, 179 (11): 777-783 DEC 1 2008

DOI: 10.1016/j.cpc.2008.06.011

Peridynamics (PD) is a continuum theory that employs a nonlocal model to describe material properties.it this context, nonlocal means that continuum points separated by a finite distance may exert force upon each other A meshless method results when PD is discretized with material behavior approximated as a collection of interacting particles. This paper describes how PD can be implemented within a molecular dynamics (MD) framework, and provides details of an efficient implementation. This adds a computational mechanics capability to in MD code, enabling simulations at mesoscopic or even macroscopic length and time scales. (C) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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