Multiscale Spatial Modeling

Investigation of Vacancy Defects on the Young’s Modulus of Carbon Nanotube Reinforced Composites in Axial Direction via a Multiscale Modeling Approach

In this article, the influence of various vacancy defects on the Young’s modulus of carbon nanotube (CNT) - reinforcement polymer composite in the axial direction is investigated via a structural model in ANSYS software. Their high strength can be affected by the presence of defects in the nanotubes used as reinforcements in practical nanocomposites. Molecular structural mechanics (MSM)/finite ...

Varying the Resolution of the Rouse Model on Temporal and Spatial Scales: Application to Multiscale Modeling of DNA Dynamics

A multi-resolution bead-spring model for polymer dynamics is developed as a generalization of the Rouse model. A polymer chain is described using beads of variable sizes connected by springs with variable spring constants. A numerical scheme which can use different timesteps to advance the positions of different beads is presented and analyzed. The position of a particular bead is only updated ...

Role of atomic variability in dielectric charging: A first-principles-based multiscale modeling study

A Multiscale Model of Biofilm as a Senescence-Structured Fluid

We derive a physiologically structured multiscale model for biofilm development. The model has components on two spatial scales, which induce different time scales into the problem. The macroscopic behavior of the system is modeled using growth-induced flow in a domain with a moving boundary. Cell-level processes are incorporated into the model using a so-called physiologically structured varia...

Multiscale Framework for Modeling and Analyzing Light Interception by Trees

This paper presents a new framework for modeling light interception by isolated trees which makes it possible to analyze the in uence of structural tree organization on light capture. The framework is based on a multiscale representation of the plant organization. Tree architecture is decomposed into a collection of components representing clusters of leaves at di erent scales in the tree crown...

Application of Multiscale Modeling for Characterizing Variability in Hydrologic Processes

{We describe a multiscale modeling framework applicable for a wide range of hydrologic processes. The foundation for this work has been laid by Basseville et al. 1992] and Chou et al. 1994]. Their development is based on treating the scale parameter akin to time, such that description at a particular scale captures the features of the process up to that scale that are relevant for the predictio...