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ArticleScience advances2021

Deep learning model to predict complex stress and strain fields in hierarchical composites.

Zhenze Yang, Chi-Hua Yu, Markus J Buehler

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Article in Science advances, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 37 papers.

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37 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors.

Zhenze YangLaboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6427-6757
Chi-Hua YuLaboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9445-3358
Markus J BuehlerLaboratory for Atomistic and Molecular Mechanics (LAMM), Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139, USA. mbuehler@mit.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4173-9659

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Materials-by-design is a paradigm to develop previously unknown high-performance materials. However, finding materials with superior properties is often computationally or experimentally intractable because of the astronomical number of combinations in design space. Here we report an AI-based approach, implemented in a game theory-based conditional generative adversarial neural network (cGAN), to bridge the gap between a material's microstructure-the design space-and physical performance. Our end-to-end deep learning model predicts physical fields like stress or strain directly from the material microstructure geometry, and reaches an astonishing accuracy not only for predicted field data but also for derivative material property predictions. Furthermore, the proposed approach offers extensibility by predicting complex materials behavior regardless of component shapes, boundary conditions, and geometrical hierarchy, providing perspectives of performing physical modeling and simulations. The method vastly improves the efficiency of evaluating physical properties of hierarchical materials directly from the geometry of its structural makeup.

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PMCPMC8034856

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