ABSTRACT
Modern computer-based predictive methods, such as non-linear finite element
methods can be used to shed light upon the physical mechanisms of deformation
and failure of armor materials. From molecular dynamics to dislocation dynamics to
dislocation-density based plasticity to generalized continuum methods, the details of
nano-scale mechanisms to the complex mechanics of structural level failure can be
modeled and simulated with the proposed coupled multiscale techniques. This work
aims at presenting the potential of computational multiscale methods to predict and
help tailor and design new armor materials for improved performance.