U.S.-France Cooperative Research: Strain Localization in Solid Materials-Microstructural Effects and Computational Aspects

这个为期三年的奖项支持普林斯顿大学的让·埃尔韦·普雷沃斯特和法国格勒诺布尔国立理工学院的本杰明·洛雷特在固体材料微观结构方面的美法合作研究。研究人员建议研究固体材料中的应变局部化；更具体地说，微观结构效应和计算方面。应变局部化是指固体中的变形局部化为强应变的窄带的现象。它出现在许多重要的工业材料中（例如，多晶体、聚合物、地质材料）。该项目利用了研究人员的互补专业知识和他们以前在这一主题上的合作。

This three-year award supports U.S.-France cooperative research in the microstructure of solid materials between Jean Herve Prevost at Princeton University and Benjamin Loret at the National Polytechnic Institute, Grenoble, France. The investigators propose to study strain localization in solid materials; more specifically, the microstructural effects and computational aspects. Strain localization is the phenomenon by which deformation in solids localizes into narrow bands of intense straining. It occurs in many materials of industrial importance (polycrystals, polymers, geomaterials, for example). The project takes advantage of the complementary expertise of the investigators and their previous collaboration on this subject.