George Z. Voyiadjis
Boyd Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Louisiana State University,
Baton Rouge.
Contact
+1-225-578-8668
Specialization
Computational solid mechanics; Computational materials science.
Expertise
Voyiadjis’ primary expertise is in plasticity and damage mechanics of metals, metal matrixcomposites,polymers
and ceramics with emphasis on the theoretical modeling, numerical simulation of material
behavior, and experimental correlation.
Education
D.Eng.Sc. (Engineering Mechanics), May 1973, Columbia University.
M.Sc. (Civil Engineering), May 1970, California Institute of Technology.
Research
The current research in our group, supported by CIMM, focuses on nonlocal continuum modelling
and atomistic simulation ofsmall scale metal forming and pattern replication. Majorscientific
issues addressed include intrinsic and extrinsic materials’ size effects relevant
to sub-mm to micron scale forming and replication. The size effects in metallic samples
of confined volumes are addressed during the nanoindentation and micropillar compression
experiments. We are developing continuum models in metallic samples of confined volumes
to capture the size effectsobserved during the atomistic simulations and microscale,
in-situ, mechanical experiments.