New paper entitled "Numerical verification of a nonlocal discrete model for anisotropic heat conduction problems" has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Thermal Sciences.
New paper entitled "Modeling Thermoelasticity of HCP Single Crystals Using a Nonlocal Discrete Approach" has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Solids and Structures.
Our NASA EPSCoR RA proposal on "Investigation of Material Surface Erosion and Failure due to High-Velocity Particle Impact" has been selected for award. Congratulations to the whole proposal team!
WaiLam has graduated with a PhD degree in Mechanical Engineering. The FIRST PhD graduated in the group! His research was on Peridynamic material correspondence models: Bond-associated and higher-order formulations. Congratulations to Dr. Chan!
Di has successfully passed the PhD oral qualifying exam with research topic on modeling hexagonal close packed polycrystal systems using a nonlocal discrete approach. Congratulations to Di!
New paper entitled "Formulation of a Nonlocal Discrete Model for Anisotropic Heat Conduction Problems" has been accepted for publication in the International Journal of Thermal Sciences.
New paper entitled "A three-dimensional fluid-structure interaction model based on SPH and lattice-spring method for simulating complex hydroelastic problems" has been accepted for publication in the Ocean Engineering.
New paper entitled "Peridynamic bond‐associated correspondence model: Reformulation and comparison study" has been accepted for publication in the International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering.
New paper entitled "Modeling Elasticity of Cubic Crystals Using a Novel Nonlocal Lattice Particle Method" has been accepted for publication in the Computational Mechanics.
Both Donglai and Di have successfully passed the PhD written qualifying exam. The three chosen subjects are Mathematics, Mechanics of Solids, and Dynamics (Donglai) / Fluid Mechanics (Di). Congratulations to Donglai and Di!