AASERT: Research Training in Anaysis, Design, and Computation of Active Materials

Abstract

The graduate students supported by this AASERT obtained research training in the application of mathematical modelling, analysis and computation to the improvement of active materials. The central focus of this work was on the development of specific strategies to improve present materials and on the design of new materials and composites. Rob Tickle studied a promising alloy system Ni-Mn-Ga for the presence of magneto-memory and obtained reversible strains that are currently the largest field-induced strains that have been observed under moderate field. James Riordan developed a piecewise linear nonconforming finite element method for the computation of microstructure in martensitic active materials. Tim Brule worked on the development and analysis of numerical algorithms to compute the deformation of thin martensitic films for application in microvalves, micropumps, or other micromachines.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 10, 1999
Accession Number
ADA385457

Entities

People

  • Mitchell Luskin
  • Richard G James

Organizations

  • University of Minnesota

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DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Algorithms
  • Classification
  • Computations
  • Finite Element Analysis
  • Information Operations
  • Magnetic Anisotropy
  • Materials
  • Mathematical Analysis
  • Mathematics
  • Micro-Machines
  • Microstructure
  • Numerical Analysis
  • Security
  • Standards
  • Students
  • Technology Transfer

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