Download or read book A Framework for Multiscale Modeling of Deformation in Crystalline Solids written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A simulation framework was developed for studying the deformation behavior of metallic materials. Atomistic simulations were employed to study dislocation nucleation during nanoindentation and to correlate dislocation behavior and overall material response in thin-film crystals. An instrumented indenter was acquired to study the indentation behavior of metallic composites. Experimental and continuum- based modeling works on indentation of discontinuously reinforced metal matrix composites were also conducted. Detailed microscopic features were analyzed, which aided in our fundamental understanding of plastic deformation in these materials.