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Professor Raúl A. Radovitzky

Publications

Papers in Refereed Journals

  1. D.F. Moore, M.K. Nyein, A. Jerusalem, L. Noels, and R Radovitzky.
    Computational Biology - Modeling of Primary Blast Effects on the Central Nervous System
    Neuroimage, Accepted. pdf

  2. L. Noels, K.P. Dharmasena, H.N.G. Wadley and R. Radovitzky.
    Air shock loading of metallic plates: experiments and coupled simulations
    International Journal of Solids and Structures, Submitted, 2007. pdf

  3. H. N. G. Wadley, K.P. Dharmasena, M. Y. He, McMeeking. R. M., A. G. Evans, T. Bui-Tanh, and R. Radovitzky.
    An active concept for limiting injuries caused by air blasts.
    International Journal of Impact Engineering, Accepted. pdf

  4. D.F. Moore, R. Radovitzky, L. Shupenko, A.  Klinoff, M.   Jaffee and J.   Rosen
    Blast physics and central nervous system injury
    Future Neurology, Accepted, 2008. pdf

  5. A. Jerusalem and R. Radovitzky.
    A continuum model of nanocrystalline metals under shock loading.
    Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 17:2, 2009 pdf

  6. D. F. Moore, Radovitzky, Jerusalem A., M.K. Nyein, and M.S. Jaffee.
    Military traumatic brain injury (TBI), blast and impact injury.
    Annals of Neurology, 64:S30, 2008. pdf, DOI.

  7. A. Jerusalem, M. Dao, S. Suresh, and R. Radovitzky.
    Three-dimensional model of strength and ductility of polycrystalline copper containing nanoscale twins.
    Acta Materialia, 56:4647-4657, 2008. pdf, DOI

  8. S. Kuchnicki, R. Radovitzky. and A. Cuitiño
    An explicit formulation for multiscale modeling of bcc metals.
    International Journal of Plasticity, 24:2173-2191, 2008. pdf, DOI

  9. L. Noels and R. Radovitzky.
    A New Discontinuous Galerkin Method for Kirchhoff-Love Shells: Formulation, implementation and numerical examples.
    Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 197:2901-2929, 2008. pdf DOI

  10. Z. Zhao, D. Raabe, A. Cuitiño, and R. Radovitzky.
    Investigation of Three-Dimensional Aspects of Grain-Scale Plastic Surface Deformation of an Aluminum Oligocrystal.
    International Journal of Plasticity, 24:2278:2297. pdf DOI

  11. L. Noels and R. Radovitzky.
    An explicit discontinuous Galerkin method for non-linear solid dynamics. Formulation, parallel implementation and scalability properties.
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 74:1393-1420, 2008. pdf DOI

  12. N. Kambouchev, J. F. Fernandez-Alcazar, and R. Radovitzky.
    A polyconvex model for materials with cubic symmetry.
    Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering, 15:451--467, 2007. pdf, DOI

  13. A. Jérusalem, L. Stainier, and R. Radovitzky.
    A continuum model describing the reverse grain-size dependence of the strength of nanocrystalline metals.
    Philosophical Magazine, 87:2541-2559, 2007. pdf, DOI

  14. L. Noels and R. Radovitzky.
    Alternative approaches for the derivation of discontinuous Galerkin methods for nonlinear mechanics.
    Journal of Applied Mechanics, Accepted, 2006. pdf, DOI

  15. N. Kambouchev, L. Noels, and R. Radovitzky.
    Fluid-structure interaction effects in the loading of free-standing plates by uniform shocks.
    Journal of Applied Mechanics, Accepted, 2006. pdf, DOI

  16. Z. Zhao, S. Kuchnicki, A. Cuitiño, and R. Radovitzky.
    Influence of in-grain mesh resolution on the prediction of deformation textures in f.c.c. polycrystals.
    Acta Materialia, 55(7):2361-2373, 2007. pdf DOI

  17. N. Kambouchev, L. Noels, and R. Radovitzky.
    Numerical simulation of the fluid-structure interaction between air blast waves and free-standing plates.
    Computers and Structures, 22:325-347, 2007. pdf, DOI

  18. R. Deiterding, R. Radovitzky, S. Mauch, L. Noels, J. Cummings, and D. Meiron.
    A virtual test facility for the efficient simulation of solid material response under strong shock and detonation wave loading.
    Engineering with Computers, 22(3-4):325-347, 2006. pdf, DOI

  19. N. Kambouchev, L. Noels, and R. Radovitzky.
    Compressibility effects on fluid-structure interactions and their implications on the blast loading of structures.
    Journal of Applied Physics, 100(6):063519, 2006. pdf, DOI

  20. L. Noels and Radovitzky. R.
    A general discontinuous galerkin method for finite hyperelasticity, formulation and numerical applications.
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 68(1):64-97, 2006. pdf, DOI

  21. C. Kearney, Z. Zhao, B.J.F. Bruet, R. Radovitzky, M.C. Boyce, and C. Ortiz.
    Nanoscale anisotropic plastic deformation in single crystal aragonite.
    Physical Review Letters, 96(Art. No. 255505), 2006. pdf, DOI

  22. S. N. Kuchnicki, A. M. Cuitino, and R. A. Radovitzky.
    Efficient and robust constitutive integrators for single-crystal plasticity.
    International Journal of Plasticity, 22:1988-2011, 2006. pdf, DOI

  23. D. Tam, R. Samtaney, and R. Radovitzky.
    An algorithm for modeling the interaction of a flexible rod with a two-dimensional high-speed flow.
    International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 64(8):1057-1077, 2005. pdf, DOI

  24. F. Cirak and R. Radovitzky.
    A Lagrangian-Eulerian shell-fluid coupling algorithm based on level sets.
    Computers and Structures, 83:491-498, 2005. pdf, DOI

  25. Z. Zhao, R. Radovitzky, and A. Cuitino.
    A study of surface roughening in f.c.c. metals using direct numerical simulation.
    Acta Materialia, 52(20):5791-5804, 2004. pdf , DOI

  26. A. Lew, R. Radovitzky, and M. Ortiz.
    An artificial-viscosity method for the lagrangian analysis of shocks in solids with strength on unstructured, arbitrary-order tetrahedral meshes.
    J. Comput-Aided Mater. Des., 8:213-231, 2002. pdf

  27. J. Cummings, M. Aivazis, R. Samtaney, R. Radovitzky, S. Mauch, and D. Meiron.
    A virtual test facility for the simulation of dynamic response in materials.
    J. Supercomput., 23:39-50, 2002. pdf

  28. J. F. Molinari, M. Ortiz, R. Radovitzky, and E. A. Repetto.
    Finite-element modeling of dry sliding wear in metals.
    Eng. Comput., 18:592-609, 2001. pdf

  29. O. Nguyen, E. A. Repetto, M. Ortiz, and R. A. Radovitzky.
    A cohesive model of fatigue crack growth.
    Int. J. Fract., 110:351-369, 2001. pdf

  30. M. Ortiz, R. A. Radovitzky, and E. A. Repetto.
    The computation of the exponential and logarithmic mappings and their first and second linearizations.
    Int. J. Numer. Methods Eng., 52:1431-1441, 2001. pdf, DOI

  31. R. Radovitzky and M. Ortiz.
    Tetrahedral mesh generation based on node insertion in crystal lattice arrangements and advancing-front-delaunay triangulation.
    Comput. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng., 187:543-569, 2000. pdf

  32. E. A. Repetto, R. Radovitzky, and M. Ortiz.
    Finite element simulation of dynamic fracture and fragmentation of glass rods.
    Comput. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng., 183:3-14, 2000. pdf

  33. R. Radovitzky and M. Ortiz.
    Error estimation and adaptive meshing in strongly nonlinear dynamic problems.
    Comput. Meth. Appl. Mech. Eng., 172:203-240, 1999. pdf

  34. E. A. Repetto, R. Radovitzky, M. Ortiz, R. C. Lundquist, and D. R. Sandstrom.
    A finite element study of electromagnetic riveting.
    J. Manuf. Sci. Eng.-Trans. ASME, 121:61-68, 1999. missing

  35. R. Radovitzky and M. Ortiz.
    Lagrangian finite element analysis of newtonian fluid flows.
    Int. J. Numer. Methods Eng., 43:607-617, 1998. pdf

  36. R. A. Radovitzky and E. N. Dvorkin.
    A 3d element for nonlinear-analysis of solids.
    Commun. Numer. Methods Eng., 10:183-194, 1994. missing

Conference Papers

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  1. N. Hashemi, M. Paul, J.F. Alcazar and R. Radovitzky
    A Fully Lagrangian Numerical Method for Calculating the Dynamics of Oscillating Micro and Nanoscale Objects Immersed in Fluid
    In Proceedings of the International Mechanical Engineering Congress, Seattle, WA, November 11-15 2007. pdf

  2. S. Mauch, L. Noels, Z. Zhao and R. Radovitzky
    Lagrangian Simulation of Penetration Environments Via Mesh Healing and Adaptive Optimization
    In Proceedings of the 25th Army Science Conference, Orlando, FL, November 27-30 2006. (Best Paper Award) in the area of High Performance Computing in Physical Sciences and Engineering pdf

  3. S. Kuchnicki, R. Radovitzky, T. Vogler and A. Cuitino
    Multiscale finite element modeling of a tantalum impact experiment
    In 2006 SEM Annual Conference and Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics 2006, Volume 1, 2006, Pages 534-541, St. Louis, MO, June 2006. pdf

  4. N. Kambouchev, R. Radovitzky, and J. Fernandez.
    Anisotropic materials which can be modeled by polyconvex strain energy functions.
    In Proceedings of the 47th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Newport, RI, May 1-4 2006. Paper No AIAA-2006-2250, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. pdf

  5. A. Jerusalem, N. Kambouchev, and R. Radovitzky.
    A continuum model of nanocrystalline metals under shock loading.
    In Proceedings of the 47th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Newport, RI, May 1-4 2006. Paper No AIAA-2006-2249, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. pdf

  6. L. Noels and R. Radovitzky.
    A new discontinuous galerkin method for non-linear mechanics.
    In Proceedings of the 47th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Newport, RI, May 1-4 2006. Paper No AIAA-2006-2122, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. pdf

  7. Z. Zhao, R. Radovitzky, and A. Cuitiño.
    Grain-scale surface roughening simulation using large scale direct numerical simulation.
    In Second International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, October 2004.

  8. A. Jerusalem and R. Radovitzky.
    A continuum model for describing inverse size dependency in nanocrystals.
    In Second International Conference on Multiscale Materials Modeling, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, October 2004.

  9. A. Jerusalem and R. Radovitzky.
    A grain boundary sliding model for nanocrystals.
    In Proceedings of the 45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, April 19-22 2004. Paper No AIAA-2004-1702, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. pdf

  10. D. Tam and R. Radovitzky.
    An extension of the ghost fluid method for coupling fluids with thin, open structures.
    In Proceedings of the 45th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Palm Springs, CA, April 19-22 2004. Paper No AIAA-2004-2024, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. pdf

  11. Alberto Cuitiño Raúl Radovitzky, editor.
    Multiscale Material Modeling and Simulation, Journal of Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering,. Elsevier Science, 2004.

  12. Z. Zhao, R. Radovitzky, S. Kuchnicki, and A. Cuitino.
    Dynamical evolution of texture in polycrystalline metals under high strain-rate conditions.
    In Proceedings of the International Symposium on Plasticity and its Current Applications, Quebec City, Canada, July 2003.

  13. S. Mauch, D. Meiron, R. Radovitzky, and R. Samtaney.
    Coupled eulerian-lagrangian simulations using a level set method.
    In K.J. Bathe, editor, 2nd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Cambridge, MA, June 17-20 2003.

  14. F. Cirak, M. West, S. Mauch, and R. Radovitzky.
    Parallel finite element computation of contact-impact problems with large deformations.
    In K.J. Bathe, editor, 2nd M.I.T. Conference on Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics, Cambridge, MA, June 17-20 2003.

  15. F. Cirak and R. Radovitzky.
    A general algorith for coupling lagrangian-shell with eulerian-fluid formulations.
    In Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposim on Integrated Modeling of Fully Coupled Fluid-Structure Interactions Using Analysis, Computations and Experiments, New Brunswick, NJ, June 1-6 2003. International Union of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics.

  16. F. Cirak and R. Radovitzky.
    A new lagrangian-eulerian shell-fluid coupling algorithm based on level sets.
    In Proceedings of the 44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Norfolk, VA, April 7-10 2003. Paper No AIAA-2003-1691, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. pdf

  17. R. Radovitzky and A. Cuitiño.
    Direct numerical simulation of polycrystals.
    In Proceedings of the 44th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials Conference, Norfolk, VA, April 7-10 2003. Paper No AIAA-2003-1615, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. pdf

  18. L. Stainier, R. Radovitzky, and M. Ortiz.
    Constitutive modeling of tantalum crystals and polycrystals.
    In E. Croitoro, editor, Proceedings of the 1st Canadian Conference on Nonlinear Solid Mechanics, pages 203-213, Victoria, BC, June 1999.

  19. R. Radovitzky, M.B. Goldschmit, and M.A. Cavaliere.
    A predictor-corrector iterative scheme for solving the $k-\epsilon$ model equations.
    In Proceedings of the Third World Congress on Computational Mechanics, volume 1, pages 184-185, Japan, 1993. International Association of Computational Mechanics.

  20. R. Radovitzky, T. Perez, and E. Dvorkin.
    On a thermal model for saw multipass butt weldments.
    In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Trends in Welding Research, Gatlinburg, TN, 1992.

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