PhD Candidate
Dep. of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Nicol Hall, 60 Union Street, Kingston, K7L 3N6, Ontario, Canada
Tel: (613) 533 6000 Ext: 77594
Email:
abdolvand[at]me[dot]queensu[dot]ca
Current Research Fields
- Crystal Plasticity
- Nuclear Materials
- Nonlinear FEM
- Materials Characterization
- Fracture Mechanics
Current Reseach
Anisotropic behaviour of polycrystalline materials emanate from crystal structure and texture of the materials. In this research, rate dependent finite element codes are being established to model plastic deformation caused by slip and twinning on grain size scale. The modeling is going to be implemented at the crack tip to model hardening and softening of each grain and their effects on crack propagation. EBSD, SEM, XRD, synchrotron X-ray, and Neutron diffraction are going to be used to monitor deformation in Zr and steel 316 (nuclear grade materials) to validate the results of the models.