Session S1 - DCMP/DBP/DCOMP Prize Session.
INVITED session, Wednesday afternoon, March 24
517A, Palais des Congres
During the last decade, I have been simulating the dynamic failure of brittle and ductile solids at the atomic level using millions of atoms and some of the world's fastest computers. Computer experiments encompassing crack dynamics in brittle fracture, crack blunting in ductile failure, and dislocation entanglement in work-hardening are some examples and have given new and exciting insights into the failure processes of solids. My goal is to give the audience an appreciation for the power of atomistic simulations, coupled with visualization, in studying "how solids fail."