PMSS Project Details

Project ID:	FHWA-PROJ-10-0029
Project Name:	Mechanical and Structural Nanoscale Modeling
Status:	Active
Contact:	Last Name: Lee First Name: Kunik Telephone: 202-493-3491 E-mail: kunik.lee@dot.gov
Organization:	Federal Highway Administration - Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
Office:	Office of Safety Research and Development
Team:	N/A
Roadmap/Focus area(s):	Impact of Investment on Transportation Performance and the Economy
Project Findings:	Data not yet available
Project Description:	This project aims to develop multi-scale, multi-paradigm modeling and simulation methodology in conjunction with experimental characterization to provide an in silico design and development approach for civil infrastructure stone-based materials.
Laboratories:	Not Applicable
Start Date:	June 28, 2010
End Date:	June 27, 2013
Funding Amount:	$1,000,000.00
FHWA Program Name:	Exploratory Advanced Research
Goals:	The key project objective is to develop a generalized multi-scale dynamic field theory for a concurrent atomistic-continuum material system.
Project Type:	Offsite
Background Information:	Data not yet available
Test Methodology:	Lab
Other Information:	Data not yet available
Partners:	Data not yet available
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Fieldtest:	Data not yet available
Expected Benefits:	The expected benefit is mechanical and structural modeling for accurate prediction of material behaviors.
Deliverables:	Name: Reports Product Type(s): Research report Description: The deliverables are quarterly reports. Audiences: Safety researchers, Researchers Secondary Audiences:
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FHWA Topics:	Research/Technologies--FHWA Research and Technology Research/Technologies--Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center (TFHRC)
TRT Terms:	multi-scale and multi-paradigm modeling
FHWA Disciplines:	Construction and Project Management Pavement and Materials
Subject Areas:	Bridges and other structures Highways Materials