A review of nonlinear FFT-based computational homogenization methods

M Schneider - Acta Mechanica, 2021 - Springer
Since their inception, computational homogenization methods based on the fast Fourier
transform (FFT) have grown in popularity, establishing themselves as a powerful tool …

FFT based approaches in micromechanics: fundamentals, methods and applications

S Lucarini, MV Upadhyay… - Modelling and Simulation …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
FFT methods have become a fundamental tool in computational micromechanics since they
were first proposed in 1994 by Moulinec and Suquet for the homogenization of composites …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of printing direction and thickness on the mechanical behavior of SLM fabricated Hastelloy-X

CM Pilgar, AM Fernandez, S Lucarini… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
An FFT based polycrystalline homogenization framework is used to predict the temperature-
dependent response of SLM parts fabricated in Hastelloy-X, and to ascertain the origin of the …

Simulated effects of sample size and grain neighborhood on the modeling of extreme value fatigue response

KS Stopka, M Yaghoobi, JE Allison, DL McDowell - Acta Materialia, 2022 - Elsevier
Assessing the size of representative volume elements (RVEs) for fatigue-related
applications is challenging. A RVE relevant to random microstructure requires a volume of …

Modeling the statistical distribution of fatigue crack formation lifetime in large volumes of polycrystalline microstructures

T Gu, KS Stopka, C Xu, DL McDowell - Acta Materialia, 2023 - Elsevier
Microstructure-scale interactions involving crystallographic texture (orientation and
disorientation distributions), distributions of grain shape and size, nearest neighbor …

Microstructural statistics for low-cycle fatigue crack initiation in α+ β titanium alloys: A microstructure based RVE assessment

C Bean, JC Stinville, A Naït-Ali, Z Wu, F Sun… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
twist grain boundaries (BTGB) have been identified as critical microstructure configurations
regarding fatigue crack initiation in titanium alloys. In the presently reported study, Ti-Al-V …

[HTML][HTML] Towards an instant structure-property prediction quality control tool for additive manufactured steel using a crystal plasticity trained deep learning surrogate

Y Tu, Z Liu, L Carneiro, CM Ryan, AC Parnell… - Materials & Design, 2022 - Elsevier
The ability to conduct in-situ real-time process-structure-property checks has the potential to
overcome process and material uncertainties, which are key obstacles to improved uptake of …

[HTML][HTML] Microstructure sensitive fatigue life prediction model for SLM fabricated Hastelloy-X

CM Pilgar, AM Fernandez, J Segurado - International Journal of Fatigue, 2023 - Elsevier
A microstructure-sensitive fatigue life prediction framework based on CP-FFT is proposed to
study SLM fabricated Hastelloy-X. The microstructure enters in the model through the shape …

A dynamical view of nonlinear conjugate gradient methods with applications to FFT-based computational micromechanics

M Schneider - Computational Mechanics, 2020 - Springer
For fast Fourier transform (FFT)-based computational micromechanics, solvers need to be
fast, memory-efficient, and independent of tedious parameter calibration. In this work, we …

Effects of algorithmic simulation parameters on the prediction of extreme value fatigue indicator parameters in duplex Ti-6Al-4V

KS Stopka, T Gu, DL McDowell - International Journal of Fatigue, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract Fatigue Indicator Parameters (FIPs) serve as surrogate measures of the driving
force to form and grow transgranular fatigue cracks in metals and alloys. FIPs are volume …