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Benzerga, Amine Professor
Positions
- Professor, Materials Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
- Professor, Aerospace Engineering, College of Engineering
- Director, Center for Intelligent Multifunctional Materials and Structures, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
- Faculty Affiliate, Energy Institute, Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES)
Amine Benzerga's research focuses on the deformation and fracture of advanced materials used in transportation and power generation systems; nanomechanics; and computational mechanics of materials.
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academic article
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Torki, M. E., Medrano, F. A., Leblond, J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2024).
A criterion for the coalescence of three-dimensional voids. Mechanics of Materials.
196, 105077-105077.
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Benzerga, A. A.
(2023).
On the structure of poroplastic constitutive relations. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
178, 105344-105344.
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Vigneshwaran, R., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2023).
An analysis of failure in shear versus tension. European Journal of Mechanics A: Solids.
105074-105074.
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Noell, P. J., Sills, R. B., Benzerga, A. A., & Boyce, B. L.
(2023).
Void nucleation during ductile rupture of metals: A review. Progress in Materials Science.
135, 101085-101085.
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Vigneshwaran, R., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2023).
Assessment of a two-surface plasticity model for hexagonal materials. Journal of Magnesium and Alloys.
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Torki, M. E., Benzerga, A. A., & Leblond, J.
(2023).
Approximate analysis of necklace coalescence. Mechanics of Materials.
179, 104603-104603.
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Torki, M. E., Medrano, F. A., Benzerga, A. A., & Leblond, J.
(2023).
A model of void coalescence in columns. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
171, 105134-105134.
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Khan, I. A., Benzerga, A. A., & Needleman, A.
(2023).
A shear modified enhanced Gurson constitutive relation and implications for localization. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
171, 105153-105153.
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Indurkar, P. P., Joshi, S. P., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2023).
ON TWINNING-MEDIATED VOID GROWTH IN HEXAGONAL CRYSTALS. International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering.
21(2), 67-79.
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Rodriguez, A. K., Mansoor, B., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2023).
Oxidation-induced stiffening versus weakening in semicrystalline polymers. Journal of Materials Science.
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Joy, J. K., Cruzado, A., Solomou, A., Benzerga, A. A., & Lagoudas, D. C.
(2022).
Computational Homogenization of Precipitated Shape Memory Alloys: A Comparative Study of FFT Versus FEA. 8(4), 320-334.
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Cundiff, K. N., Ayoub, G., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2022).
Modeling the viscoplastic behavior of a semicrystalline polymer. International Journal of Solids and Structures.
254, 111920-111920.
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Indurkar, P. P., Joshi, S. P., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2022).
On the micromechanics of void mediated failure in HCP crystals. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
165, 104923-104923.
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Torki, M., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2022).
Ductile Fracture in Plane Stress. Journal of Applied Mechanics.
89(1),
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Vasoya, M., Benzerga, A. A., & Needleman, A.
(2021).
Shear Transformation Zone (STZ) plasticity analysis of constrained shear. Mechanics of Materials.
160, 103935-103935.
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Torki, M. E., Keralavarma, S. M., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2021).
An analysis of Lode effects in ductile failure. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
153, 104468-104468.
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Khan, I. A., Srivastava, A., Needleman, A., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2021).
An analysis of deformation and failure in rectangular tensile bars accounting for void shape changes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FRACTURE.
230(1-2), 133-156.
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Cruzado, A., Segurado, J., Hartl, D. J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2021).
A variational fast Fourier transform method for phase-transforming materials. MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
29(4), 045001-045001.
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Rodriguez, A. K., Mansoor, B., Ayoub, G., Colin, X., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2020).
Effect of UV-aging on the mechanical and fracture behavior of low density polyethylene. Polymer Degradation and Stability.
180, 109185-109185.
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Keralavarma, S. M., Reddi, D., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2020).
Ductile failure as a constitutive instability in porous plastic solids. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
139, 103917-103917.
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Vasoya, M., Kondori, B., Benzerga, A. A., & Needleman, A.
(2020).
Energy dissipation rate and kinetic relations for Eshelby transformations. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
136, 103699-103699.
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Cundiff, K. N., Madi, Y., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2020).
Photo-oxidation of semicrystalline polymers: Damage nucleation versus growth. POLYMER.
188, 122090-122090.
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Lodh, A., Tak, T. N., Prakash, A., Guruprasad, P. J., Keralavarma, S. M., Benzerga, A. A., Hutchinson, C., & Samajdar, I.
(2019).
Microstructural Origin of Residual Stress Relief in Aluminum. Metallurgical and Materials Transactions A.
50A(11), 5038-5055.
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Kondori, B., Madi, Y., Besson, J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2019).
Evolution of the 3D plastic anisotropy of HCP metals: Experiments and modeling. International journal of plasticity.
117, 71-92.
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Vasoya, M., Kondori, B., Benzerga, A. A., & Needleman, A.
(2019).
Limits on Transformation Strains for Non-Negative Dissipation. Journal of Applied Mechanics.
86(5), 1-10.
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Vaughan, M. W., Nasim, W., Dogan, E., Herrington, J. S., Proust, G., Benzerga, A. A., & Karaman, I.
(2019).
Interplay between the effects of deformation mechanisms and dynamic recrystallization on the failure of Mg-3Al-1Zn. 168, 448-472.
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Selvarajou, B., Joshi, S. P., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2019).
Void growth and coalescence in hexagonal close packed crystals. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
125, 198-224.
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Selvarajou, B., Joshi, S. P., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2019).
Void growth and coalescence in hexagonal close packed crystals (vol 125, pg 198, 2019). Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
125, 825-827.
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Benzerga, A. A., Thomas, N., & Herrington, J. S.
(2019).
Plastic flow anisotropy drives shear fracture. Scientific Reports.
9(1), 1425.
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Kondori, B., Benzerga, A. A., & Needleman, A.
(2019).
Discrete shear-transformation-zone plasticity modeling of notched bars (vol 111, pg 18, 2018). Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
127, 151-153.
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Torki, M. E., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2018).
A mechanism of failure in shear bands. Extreme Mechanics Letters.
23, 67-71.
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Kondori, B., Morgeneyer, T. F., Helfen, L., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2018).
Void growth and coalescence in a magnesium alloy studied by synchrotron radiation laminography. ACTA MATERIALIA.
155, 80-94.
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Kondori, B., Benzerga, A. A., & Needleman, A.
(2018).
Discrete shear-transformation-zone plasticity modeling of notched bars. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
111, 18-42.
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Wen, J., Liu, Y. u., Srivastava, A., Benzerga, A. A., Tu, S., & Needleman, A.
(2018).
Environmentally enhanced creep crack growth by grain boundary cavitation under cyclic loading. ACTA MATERIALIA.
153, 136-146.
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Torki, M. E., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2018).
Micromechanics-based constitutive relations for post-localization analysis. 5, 1431-1439.
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Basu, S., Dogan, E., Kondori, B., Karaman, I., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
Towards designing anisotropy for ductility enhancement: A theory-driven investigation in Mg-alloys. ACTA MATERIALIA.
131, 349-362.
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Torki, M. E., Tekoglu, C., Leblond, J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
Theoretical and numerical analysis of void coalescence in porous ductile solids under arbitrary loadings. International journal of plasticity.
91, 160-181.
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Selvarajou, B., Joshi, S. P., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
Three dimensional simulations of texture and triaxiality effects on the plasticity of magnesium alloys. ACTA MATERIALIA.
127, 54-72.
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Benzerga, A. A., Leblond, J., Needleman, A., & Tvergaard, V.
(2017).
Ductile failure modeling (vol 201, pg 29, 2016). INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FRACTURE.
204(1), 113-113.
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Kondori, B., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
Modeling damage accumulation to fracture in a magnesium-rare earth alloy. ACTA MATERIALIA.
124, 225-236.
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Wen, J., Srivastava, A., Benzerga, A., Tu, S., & Needleman, A.
(2017).
Creep crack growth by grain boundary cavitation under monotonic and cyclic loading. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
108, 68-84.
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Kondori, B., Needleman, A., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
Discrete dislocation simulations of compression of tapered micropillars. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
101, 223-234.
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Morin, L., Leblond, J., Benzerga, A. A., & Kondo, D.
(2016).
A unified criterion for the growth and coalescence of microvoids. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
97, 19-36.
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Kondori, B., Benzerga, A. A., & Needleman, A.
(2016).
Discrete shear transformation zone plasticity. Extreme Mechanics Letters.
9, 21-29.
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Kweon, S., Sagsoy, B., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2016).
Constitutive relations and their time integration for anisotropic elasto-plastic porous materials. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.
310, 495-534.
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Thomas, N., Basu, S., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2016).
On fracture loci of ductile materials under non-proportional loading. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences.
117, 135-151.
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Benzerga, A. A., Leblond, J., Needleman, A., & Tvergaard, V.
(2016).
Ductile failure modeling. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FRACTURE.
201(1), 29-80.
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Selvarajou, B., Kondori, B., Benzerga, A. A., & Joshi, S. P.
(2016).
On plastic flow in notched hexagonal close packed single crystals. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
94, 273-297.
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Rodriguez, A. K., Ayoub, G. A., Mansoor, B., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2016).
Effect of strain rate and temperature on fracture of magnesium alloy AZ31B. ACTA MATERIALIA.
112, 194-208.
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Pineau, A., Benzerga, A. A., & Pardoen, T.
(2016).
Failure of metals I: Brittle and ductile fracture. ACTA MATERIALIA.
107, 424-483.
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Pineau, A., Benzerga, A. A., & Pardoen, T.
(2016).
Failure of metals III: Fracture and fatigue of nanostructured metallic materials. ACTA MATERIALIA.
107, 508-544.
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Soare, S. C., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2016).
On the modeling of asymmetric yield functions. International Journal of Solids and Structures.
80, 486-500.
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Keralavarma, S. M., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
Numerical assessment of an anisotropic porous metal plasticity model. Mechanics of Materials.
90, 212-228.
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Molinari, A., Jacques, N., Mercier, S., Leblond, J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
A micromechanical model for the dynamic behavior of porous media in the void coalescence stage. International Journal of Solids and Structures.
71, 1-18.
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Kondori, B., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
On the notch ductility of a magnesium-rare earth alloy. Materials Science & Engineering: A.
647, 74-83.
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Basu, S., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
On the path-dependence of the fracture locus in ductile materials: Experiments. International Journal of Solids and Structures.
71, 79-90.
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Keralavarma, S. M., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
High-temperature discrete dislocation plasticity. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
82, 1-22.
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Torki, M. E., Benzerga, A. A., & Leblond, J.
(2015).
On Void Coalescence Under Combined Tension and Shear. Journal of Applied Mechanics.
82(7), 071005.
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Benzerga, A. A., Deshpande, V. S., & Van der Giessen, E.
(2015).
Special Issue: Alan Needleman Symposium: New Frontiers in the Mechanics of Materials Biographical Sketch of Alan Needleman (2015). Journal of Applied Mechanics.
82(7), 070201.
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Morin, L., Leblond, J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
Coalescence of voids by internal necking: Theoretical estimates and numerical results. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
75, 140-158.
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Shekhawat, S. K., Chakrabarty, R., Basavaraj, V., Hiwarkar, V. D., Mani, K. V., Guruprasad, P. J., ... Samajdar, I.
(2015).
Orientation-dependent plastic deformation in transformer steel: Experiments and dislocation dynamics simulations. ACTA MATERIALIA.
84, 256-264.
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Poulain, X., Benzerga, A. A., & Goldberg, R. K.
(2014).
Finite-strain elasto-viscoplastic behavior of an epoxy resin: Experiments and modeling in the glassy regime. International journal of plasticity.
62, 138-161.
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Kondori, B., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2014).
Effect of Stress Triaxiality on the Flow and Fracture of Mg Alloy AZ31. 45A(8), 3292-3307.
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Benzerga, A. A., & Leblond, J.
(2014).
Effective Yield Criterion Accounting for Microvoid Coalescence. 81(3), 031009.
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Kondori, B., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2014).
Fracture Strains, Damage Mechanisms and Anisotropy in a Magnesium Alloy Across a Range of Stress Triaxialities. 54(3), 493-499.
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Kweon, S., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2013).
Finite element implementation of a macromolecular viscoplastic polymer model. 94(10), 895-919.
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Poulain, X., Kohlman, L. W., Binienda, W., Roberts, G. D., Goldberg, R. K., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2013).
Determination of the intrinsic behavior of polymers using digital image correlation combined with video-monitored testing. International Journal of Solids and Structures.
50(11-12), 1869-1878.
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Kweon, S., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2013).
On the localization of plastic flow in glassy polymers. European Journal of Mechanics A: Solids.
39, 251-267.
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Keralavarma, S. M., Cagin, T., Arsenlis, A., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2012).
Power-law creep from discrete dislocation dynamics. Physical Review Letters.
109(26), 265504.
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Benzerga, A. A., Surovik, D., & Keralavarma, S. M.
(2012).
On the path-dependence of the fracture locus in ductile materials - Analysis. International journal of plasticity.
37, 157-170.
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Keralavarma, S. M., Hoelscher, S., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2011).
Void growth and coalescence in anisotropic plastic solids. International Journal of Solids and Structures.
48(11-12), 1696-1710.
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Kiener, D., Guruprasad, P. J., Keralavarma, S. M., Dehm, G., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2011).
Work hardening in micropillar compression: In situ experiments and modeling. ACTA MATERIALIA.
59(10), 3825-3840.
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Keralavarma, S. M., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2010).
A constitutive model for plastically anisotropic solids with non-spherical voids. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
58(6), 874-901.
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Wang, Q. G., Praud, M., Needleman, A., Kim, K. S., Griffiths, J. R., Davidson, C. J., Caceres, C. H., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2010).
Size effects in aluminium alloy castings. ACTA MATERIALIA.
58(8), 3006-3013.
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Benzerga, A. A.
(2009).
Micro-pillar plasticity: 2.5D mesoscopic simulations. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
57(9), 1459-1469.
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Benzerga, A. A., Poulain, X., Chowdhury, K. A., & Talreja, R.
(2009).
Computational Methodology for Modeling Fracture in Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites. Journal of Aerospace Engineering.
22(3), 296-303.
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Guruprasad, P. J., Carter, W. J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2008).
A discrete dislocation analysis of the Bauschinger effect in microcrystals. ACTA MATERIALIA.
56(19), 5477-5491.
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Guruprasad, P. J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2008).
A phenomenological model of size-dependent hardening in crystal plasticity. Philosophical Magazine.
88(30-32), 3585-3601.
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Chowdhury, K. A., Benzerga, A. A., & Talreja, R.
(2008).
A computational framework for analyzing the dynamic response of glassy polymers. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering.
197(49-50), 4485-4502.
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Keralavarma, S. M., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2008).
An approximate yield criterion for anisotropic porous media. Comptes Rendus - Mecanique.
336(9), 685-692.
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Benzerga, A. A.
(2008).
An analysis of exhaustion hardening in micron-scale plasticity. 24(7), 1128-1157.
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Chowdhury, K. A., Benzerga, A. A., & Talreja, R.
(2008).
An analysis of impact-induced deformation and fracture modes in amorphous glassy polymers. Engineering Fracture Mechanics.
75(11), 3328-3342.
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Chowdhury, K. A., Talreja, R., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2008).
Effects of manufacturing-induced voids on local failure in polymer-based composites. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology.
130(2), 021010-0210109.
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Guruprasad, P. J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2008).
Size effects under homogeneous deformation of single crystals: A discrete dislocation analysis. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
56(1), 132-156.
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Keralavarma, S. M., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2007).
A discrete dislocation analysis of strengthening in bilayer thin films. 15(1), S239-S254.
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Benzerga, A. A., & Shaver, N. F.
(2006).
Scale dependence of mechanical properties of single crystals under uniform deformation. Scripta Materialia.
54(11), 1937-1941.
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Benzerga, A. A., Brechet, Y., Needleman, A., & Van der Giessen, E.
(2005).
The stored energy of cold work: Predictions from discrete dislocation plasticity. ACTA MATERIALIA.
53(18), 4765-4779.
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Benzerga, A. A., Besson, J., & Pineau, A.
(2004).
Anisotropic ductile fracture Part I: experiments. ACTA MATERIALIA.
52(15), 4623-4638.
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Benzerga, A. A., Besson, J., & Pineau, A.
(2004).
Anisotropic ductile fracture Part II: theory. ACTA MATERIALIA.
52(15), 4639-4650.
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Benzerga, A. A., Brechet, Y., Needleman, A., & Van der Giessen, E.
(2004).
Incorporating three-dimensional mechanisms into two-dimensional dislocation dynamics (vol 12, pg 159, 2004). MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
12(3), 557-559.
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DeSandre, D. A., Benzerga, A. A., Tvergaard, V., & Needleman, A.
(2004).
Material inertia and size effects in the Charpy V-notch test. European Journal of Mechanics A: Solids.
23(3), 373-386.
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Benzerga, A. A., Brechet, Y., Needleman, A., & Van der Giessen, E.
(2004).
Incorporating three-dimensional mechanisms into two-dimensional dislocation dynamics. MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
12(1), 159-196.
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Benzerga, A. A., Tvergaard, V., & Needleman, A.
(2002).
Size effects in the Charpy V-notch test. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FRACTURE.
116(3), 275-296.
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Benzerga, A. A.
(2002).
Micromechanics of coalescence in ductile fracture. 50(6), 1331-1362.
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Benzerga, A. A., Besson, J., Batisse, R., & Pineau, A.
(2002).
Synergistic effects of plastic anisotropy and void coalescence on fracture mode in plane strain (vol 10, pg 73, 2002). 10(3), 359-360.
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Benzerga, A. A., Besson, J., Batisse, R., & Pineau, A.
(2002).
Synergistic effects of plastic anisotropy and void coalescence on fracture mode in plane strain. MODELLING AND SIMULATION IN MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING.
10(1), 73-102.
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Benzerga, A. A., Hong, S. S., Kim, K. S., Needleman, A., & Van der Giessen, E.
(2001).
Smaller is softer: An inverse size effect in a cast aluminum alloy. ACTA MATERIALIA.
49(15), 3071-3083.
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Benzerga, A. A., & Besson, J.
(2001).
Plastic potentials for anisotropic porous solids. 20(3), 397-434.
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Benzerga, A. A., Besson, J., & Pineau, A.
(1999).
Coalescence-controlled anisotropic ductile fracture. Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology.
121(2), 221-229.
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Vigneshwaran, R., & Benzerga, A. A.
Criterion for unhomogeneous yielding of porous materials. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids.
192, 105804-105804.
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Torki, M. E., Medrano, F. A., Leblond, J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2024).
A criterion for the coalescence of three-dimensional voids. Mechanics of Materials.
196, 105077-105077.
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chapter
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Dogan, E., Vaughan, M. W., Karaman, I., Proust, G., Ayoub, G., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2016).
Microstructural Design of Mg Alloys for Lightweight Structural Applications. Proceedings of the TMS Middle East Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems (MEMA 2015).
(pp. 225-233).
Springer Nature.
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Dogan, E., Vaughan, M. W., Karaman, I., Proust, G., Ayoub, G., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
Microstructural Design of Mg Alloys for Lightweight Structural Applications. TMS Middle East - Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems (MEMA 2015).
(pp. 223-233).
Wiley.
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Rodriguez, A. K., Ayoub, G., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
Damage Mechanisms at Various Strain Rates and Temperatures in AZ31B Magnesium Alloy. Proceedings of the TMS Middle East Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems (MEMA 2015).
(pp. 243-247).
Springer Nature.
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Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
Micromechanical models of ductile damage and fracture. Voyiadjis, G. Z. (Eds.),
Handbook of Damage Mechanics: Nano to Macro Scale for Materials and Structures.
(pp. 939-962).
Springer New York.
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Kondori, B., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2013).
Discrete Dislocation Simulations of Taper Effects in Micropillar Compression. TMS2013 Supplemental Proceedings.
(pp. 701-709).
John Wiley & Sons, Inc..
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Benzerga, A. A., & Leblond, J.
(2010).
Ductile Fracture by Void Growth to Coalescence. Advances in Applied Mechanics.
Hassan Aref and Erik van der Giessen. (Eds.),
ADVANCES IN APPLIED MECHANICS, VOL 44.
(pp. 169-305).
Elsevier.
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Benzerga, A. A.
(2008).
A Computational Methodology for Modeling Ductile Fracture. IUTAM Bookseries.
IUTAM Symposium on Theoretical, Computational and Modelling Aspects of Inelastic Media.
(pp. 67-77).
Springer Nature.
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Benzerga, A. A., Needleman, A., Brechet, Y., & Van der Giessen, E.
(2004).
Discrete dislocation predictions for single crystal hardening: Tension vs bending. Solid Mechanics and Its Applications.
Ahzi, S., Cherkaoui, M., Khaleel, M. A., Zbib, H. M., Zikry, M. A., & Lamatina, B. (Eds.),
IUTAM Symposium on Multiscale Modeling and Characterization of Elastic-Inelastic Behavior of Engineering Materials.
(pp. 235-242).
Springer Nature.
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Dogan, E., Vaughan, M. W., Karaman, I., Proust, G., Ayoub, G., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2016).
Microstructural Design of Mg Alloys for Lightweight Structural Applications. Proceedings of the TMS Middle East Mediterranean Materials Congress on Energy and Infrastructure Systems (MEMA 2015).
(pp. 225-233).
Springer Nature.
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conference paper
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Vigneshwaran, R., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2022).
A Predictive Multisurface Approach to Damage Modeling in Mg Alloys. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series.
293-297.
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Joy, J. K., Cruzado, A., Solomou, A., Benzerga, A. A., & Lagoudas, D. C.
(2019).
Representative Volume Size in Micromechanical Modeling of Precipitated SMAs. Proceedings of SPIE.
109730d-109730d-10.
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Benzerga, A. A.
(2019).
A Theory for Designing Ductile Materials with Anisotropy. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series.
359-362.
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Nasim, W., Herrington, J. S., Benzerga, A. A., Wang, J., & Karaman, I.
(2019).
Inverse Optimization to Design Processing Paths to Tailor Formability of Mg Alloys. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series.
239-246.
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Herrington, J. S., Madi, Y., Besson, J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2019).
Modeling the 3D Plastic Anisotropy of a Magnesium Alloy Processed Using Severe Plastic Deformation. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series.
283-287.
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Herrington, J., & Benzerga, A.
(2017).
An experimental investigation of lode effects on ductile fracture. 1116-1117.
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Kondori, B., Thomas, N., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
Ductile fracture of magnesium alloys: Shear banding versus void coalescence. 1114-1115.
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Basu, S., Dogan, E., Kondori, B., Karaman, I., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
Ductility Enhancement in Mg Alloys by Anisotropy Engineering. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series.
153-158.
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Selvarajou, B., Joshi, S. P., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
Effects of Texture and Triaxiality on the Plasticity of Magnesium Alloys. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series.
563-569.
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Kweon, S., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
STRAIN LOCALIZATION IN DETERMINING THE CONSTITUTIVE RESPONSE OF POLYMERS
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Kweon, S., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2016).
Strain Localization in Determining the Constitutive Response of Polymers. v014t11a040-v014t11a040.
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Rodriguez, A. K., Ayoub, G., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2015).
DAMAGE MECHANISMS AT VARIOUS STRAIN RATES AND TEMPERATURES IN AZ31B MAGNESIUM ALLOY. 243-247.
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Kondori, B., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2013).
Discrete dislocation simulations of taper effects in micropillar compression. 703-709.
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Benzerga, A. A., & Keralavarma, S. M.
(2009).
A micromechanics-based ductile damage model incorporating plastic anisotropy and void shape effects. 4787-4796.
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Poulain, X., Goldberg, R. K., Talreja, R., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2009).
A multiscale modeling methodology for damage progression in polymer-based composites. 4777-4786.
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Benzerga, A. A., & Keralavarma, S. M.
(2009).
Finite-element analyses of combined void shape and plastic anisotropy effects in ductile fracture. 4767-4776.
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Benzerga, A. A.
(2009).
On the Effects of Dislocation Density on Micropillar Strength. MRS Online Proceedings Library.
51-62.
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Guruprasad, P. J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2009).
Evolution of geometrically necessary dislocation density from computational dislocation dynamics. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering.
012008-012008.
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Poulain, X., Banerjee, S., Talreja, R., & Benzerga, A.
(2009).
Durability of Polymer Films for Erosion Protection of Helicopter Rotor Blades Impacted by Sand Particles
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Keralavarma, S. M., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2008).
A constitutive model of cavitation-induced damage in Ti alloys. 429-434.
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Benzerga, A. A., & Talreja, R.
(2008).
A Computational Framework for Analyzing the Dynamic Behavior and Failure of Amorphous Polymers. 1-10.
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Guruprasad, P. J., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2008).
An analysis of geometrically necessary dislocation evolution and plasticity size effects in micro-crystals. 135-140.
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Lagoudas, D. C., Thakre, P. R., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2006).
Nanoindentation of CNT reinforced epoxy nanocomposites. 649-650.
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Benzerga, A. A., Besson, J., & Pineau, A.
(2005).
How much input is needed from the microstructure to model ductile fracture?. 3932-3937.
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Benzerga, A. A., Besson, J., & Pineau, A.
(2005).
Recent advances in modelling ductile rupture. 4141-4146.
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Benzerga, A. A., Besson, J., Batisse, R., & Pineau, A.
(1998).
Anisotropic ductile rupture. 715-720.
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Vigneshwaran, R., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2022).
A Predictive Multisurface Approach to Damage Modeling in Mg Alloys. Minerals, Metals and Materials Series.
293-297.
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institutional repository document
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Torki, M. E., Medrano, F. A., Leblond, J., & Benzerga, A.
(2022).
A Model of Void Coalescence in Columns
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Torki, M. E., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
A Mechanism of Failure in Shear Bands
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Keralavarma, S. M., Cagin, T., Arsenlis, T., & Benzerga, A. A.
(2017).
Power-Law Creep from Discrete Dislocation Dynamics
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Torki, M. E., Medrano, F. A., Leblond, J., & Benzerga, A.
(2022).
A Model of Void Coalescence in Columns
Research
principal investigator on
- Collaborative Proposal: Multiscale Modeling of Damage Tolerance in Hexagonal Materials awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2019 - 2022
- Cyber Training : CIC: The Texas A&M University Computational Materials Science Summer School (CMS3) awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2018 - 2021
- Engineering the Anisotropy of Magnesium Alloys for Enhanced Performance awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2019
- Durability of Semicrystalline Polymers under Extreme Environments: Characterization and Modeling awarded by Qatar National Research Fund - (Doha, Qatar) 2015 - 2018
- Stress State, Strain History and Microstructural Effects in Ductile Fracture awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2014 - 2018
co-principal investigator on
- Non-Isothermal Viscoplasticity in Metals awarded by Directorate for Engineering - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2020 - 2023
- DMREF: Accelerating the Development of High Temperature Shape Memory Alloys awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2015 - 2019
- Texas A&M U. Planning Grant: I/UCRC for Metal Deformation Processes (iuFOCUS) awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2016 - 2017
- International Institute on Multifunctional Materials for Energy Conversion (IIMEC) awarded by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States) 2009 - 2016
Teaching
teaching activities
- AERO304 Aero Structural Analys I Instructor
- AERO306 Aero Structural Analy Ii Instructor
- AERO485 Directed Studies Instructor
- AERO489 Sptp: Adv Struc Mechcs-france Instructor
- AERO491 Hnr-research Instructor
- AERO491 Hnr-research Instructor
- AERO603 Continuum Mechanics Instructor
- AERO608 Nanomechanics Instructor
- AERO645 Failure Mechanics Engr Matls Instructor
- AERO685 Directed Studies Instructor
- AERO691 Research Instructor
- AERO691 Research Instructor
- MEMA602 Continuum Mechanics Instructor
- MEMA608 Nanomechanics Instructor
- MSEN608 Nanomechanics Instructor
- MSEN645 Failure Mechanics Engr Matls Instructor
- MSEN684 Professional Internship: In-ab Instructor
- MSEN685 Directed Studies Instructor
- MSEN691 Research Instructor
Works By Students
chaired theses and dissertations
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Abdel Al, Nisrin Rizek (2011-02). An Experimental Study of Deformation and Fracture of a Nanostructured Metallic Material.
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Banerjee, Sourav (2011-02). Modeling and Simulation of Solid Particle Erosion of Protective Films.
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Basu, Shamik (2016-07). On the Effects of Texture and Strain-Path Changes on the Ductile Fracture of Mg Alloys.
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Bielefeldt, Brent Ryan (2016-07). Computational Analysis of Shape Memory Alloy Sensory Particles for Structural Health Monitoring Applications.
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Chowdhury, Khairul Alam (2007-09). Damage initiation, progression and failure of polymer matrix composites due to manufacturing induced defects.
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De Castro, Anthony (2011-02). Contribution to the Study of Fracture in Amorphous Polymers: Experiments and Modeling.
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Greer, Christopher Alden (2016-05). Simulation of Creep in Micron Scale Crystalline Materials for High Temperature Thermal Protection Systems.
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Keralavarma, Shyam Mohan (2009-05). A micromechanics based ductile damage model for anisotropic titanium alloys.
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Keralavarma, Shyam Mohan (2012-02). A Contribution to the Modeling of Metal Plasticity and Fracture: From Continuum to Discrete Descriptions.
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Kondori, Babak (2015-04). Ductile Fracture of Magnesium Alloys: Characterization and Modeling.
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Padubidri Janardhanachar, Guruprasad (2010-07). Scale Effects in Crystal Plasticity.
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Poulain, Xavier Marc Nicolas (2012-02). On the Thermomechanical Behavior of Epoxy Polymers: Experiments and Modeling.
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Rodriguez Atencio, Ana Karina (2015-04). Effect of Strain Rate and Temperature on Fracture and Damage of Magnesium Alloy AZ31B.
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Thomas, Nithin (2016-12). On the Effects of Stress State and Microstructure Induced Anisotropies on Ductile Fracture.
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Torki Harchegani, Mohammad Ebrahim (2019-04). Ductile Fracture under Combined Tension and Shear: Theory and Applications.
Background
education and training
- Ph.D. in Materials Science & Engineering, Mines ParisTech - (Paris, France) 2000
- M.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Paul Sabatier University - (Toulouse, France) 1995
awards and honors
- William O. and Montine P. Head Faculty Fellow, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2015
- Edward 'Pete' Aldridge '60 Professorship, conferred by Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States), 2011
- Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, conferred by National Science Foundation - (Arlington, Virginia, United States), 2008
Contact
first name
- Amine
has last name
- Benzerga
mailing address
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Texas A&M University
Aerospace Engineering
3141 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-3141
USA
Other
- benzerga@tamu.edu