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The Capriccio group focuses on multiscale simulations of polymers and develops the Capriccio method, which implements a partitioned-domain coupling between a continuum and particle-based regions. Employing this novel technique and considering scale-bridging approaches of other groups, our particular interest is integrating processes at the atomistic and molecular scale into typical engineering scales. To this end, we investigate how molecular processes and macroscopic properties are linked to each other and how this knowledge can improve the performance of materials and structures.
We are delighted to announce that Wuyang Zhao received a DFG individual research grant for his project "Investigating brittle-to-ductile transition in glassy polymers by multiscale modeling across atomistic and continuum scales". In this project, he will investigate the mechanisms of toughness in gl...
Felix Weber visited Dr. Maxime Vassaux at the Institut de Physique de Rennes (IPR) for five weeks. During this research visit, Maxime and Felix discussed and performed multiscale fracture simulations of silica glass using the Capriccio method. The focus was on analyzing the structural (e.g., radial/...
The Capriccio group had the pleasure to host Samit Roy from The University of Alabama, who is William D. Jordan Professor and very active in the field of fracture simulations across multiple length and time scales. Within our seminar, he gave a talk on "Predicting Fracture Toughness in Polymers usin...
We gladly announce the guest lecture "Introduction on Polymers – From their synthesis to their applications", which will be given from December 9th to December 13th, 2024 by our colleague Prof. Agustín Ríos de Anda (Maître de Conférences en Chimie) from the Institut de Chimie et des Máteriaux Paris-...
It is our great pleasure to announce Maximilian Ries as winner of the ECCOMAS award for the best PhD theses 2023. The European Community on Computational Methods in Applied Sciences (ECCOMAS) grants this prestigious prize annually to two young researchers for their outstanding works in the field of ...
We are delighted to announce the publication of "Investigating fracture mechanisms in glassy polymers using coupled particle-continuum simulations" in Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmps.2024.105884
Using the Capriccio method, coupling molecular dynam...
