The Exploratory Advanced Research Program

Multiscale Materials Modeling Workshop Summary Report April 23–24, 2013

Appendices

Appendix A—Agenda

Multiscale Materials Modeling Workshop

Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center, McLean, VA

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

9 a.m.                                  

Welcome and Introductions

• Michael Trentacoste, Director, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center

• David Kuehn, Federal Highway Administration

• John Brewer, USDOT Volpe Center

9:30 a.m.–12 p.m.

Degradation Mechanisms and Feedback Across the Size Scales (Atomistic, Nano-, Micro-, Meso-, and Macro-)

• Professor Gaurav Sant,  University of California, Los Angeles

• Professor Hamlin Jennings, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

• Professor Franz-Josef Ulm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Break

• Professor Florence Sanchez, Vanderbilt University

Discussion

12–1 p.m.                           

Lunch

1 p.m.–2:30 p.m

Panel Discussion: Why Would Engineers Want to Use Multiscale Modeling?

• Dr. Edward Garboczi, National Institute of Standards and Technology

• Larry Roberts, Roberts Consulting Group

• Professor Konstantin Sobolev, University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee

Discussion

Break

2:30–4 p.m.

Computational Modeling and Analyses for Across Size Scales

• Professor David Allen, Pavement Scientific International (formerly of University of Texas–Pan American)

• Dr. Bob Welch, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

• Dr. Grace Hsuan, National Science Foundation

Discussion

4–4:30 p.m.

Review of the Day

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

9–9:10 a.m.

Review and Objectives

9:10–9:30 a.m. 

Context from Other Conferences and Workshops

• Richard Meininger, Federal Highway Administration

9:30–11 a.m.                     

Strength, Failure, and Durability of Pavement Materials

• Professor James Lee, George Washington University

• Professor Linbing Wang, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

• Professor Joseph Biernacki, Tennessee Technological University

Discussion

Break

11 a.m.–12 p.m.

General Discussion: Research Opportunities and Their Potential to Generate Improvements in Structural and Civil Applications

•  What is the potential from current research to generate improvements in structural and civil engineering applications for highway transportation?

• Which scientific questions will have the greatest impact on the use of Multi-Scale Modeling in highway engineering applications?

12–12:30 p.m.

Summary and Adjourn