The Discrete Dislocation (DD) analysis and its computional modeling have been advanced significantly over the past decade. This progress has been further magnified by the idea to couple DD with continuum mechanics analysis in association with computational algorithms such as finite elements. This coupling may pave the way to better understanding of the local response of materials at the micro scale and globally at the macroscale, increasing the potential for future applications in material, mechanical, structural and process engineering analyses.
@article{arxiv.cond-mat/0509531,
title = {Multiscale Discrete Dislocation Dynamics Plasticity},
author = {H. M. Zbib and M. Hiratani and M. Shehade},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:cond-mat/0509531},
year = {2007}
}