[1] We introduce a novel scheme, DGCrack, to simulate dynamic rupture of earthquakes in three dimensions based on an hp-adaptive discontinuous Galerkin method. We solve the velocity-stress weak formulation of elastodynamic equations on an unstructured tetrahedral mesh with arbitrary mesh refinements (h-adaptivity) and local approximation orders (p-adaptivity). Our scheme considers second-order ...

2014 Work hardening of fcc metals and diamond structure crystals is considered in a cell model. Depending on stacking fault energy and temperature dynamic recovery can occur by cross slip or climb. The remaining dislocations cause a rehardening stage IV of two different origins and in two temperature ranges before the other dynamic recovery mechanism terminates work hardening. J. Phys. France 5...

Direct atomistic simulations of dislocation multiplication in fcc aluminum reveal an unexpected mechanism, in which a Frank-Read source emits dislocations with Burgers vectors different from that of the source itself. The mechanism is traced to a spontaneous nucleation of partial dislocation loops within the stacking fault. Understanding and a quantitative description of this unusual process ar...

We study the embrittlement of Ni due to the presence of S impurities, considering their effect in the bulk and at grain boundaries (GBs). For bulk Ni, we employ Rice’s theory based on generalized-stacking-fault energetics and the unstable stacking energy criterion. We use first-principles density-functionaltheory calculations to determine the ductility parameter D = γs/γus, the ratio of the sur...

Single crystals of Ca(4)Fe(2)Mn(0.5)Ti(0.5)O(9) have been synthesized using a flux method. The structural characterization using single-crystal X-ray diffraction revealed the space group Amma and unit-cell dimensions of a = 5.3510 (6), b = 26.669 (3), c = 5.4914 (6) Å. The structure is isotypic with Sr(3)NdFe(3)O(9) [Barrier et al. (2005). Chem. Mater. 17, 6619-6623] and exhibits separated brow...

THE basic outlines of most of the hydrous layer silicate structures were determined during the 1930's. Present escalating interest in obtaining additional detail is indicated by (a) publication of over twenty structural refinements (2-D or 3-D) during 1954-64, (b) publication of a t least nine structures in 1965 or early 1966, and (c) personal communicat ion tha t a t least fifteen additional r...

The QuakeSim Problem Solving Environment uses a web-services approach to unify and deploy diverse remote data sources and processing services within a browser environment. Here we focus on the high-performance crustal modelling applications that will be included in this set of remote but interoperable applications. PARK is a model for unstable slip on a single earthquake fault represented as di...