Welcome to MultiScale Mechanics Lab!

About us

Our research interest lies at the interface of solid mechanics and materials science with a special focus on the development of structure-property relationships across multiple length scales. In order to carry out this we strive for a multiscale research vision that seamlessly combines computational and experimental tools to provide necessary insights to improve mechanical performance of structural alloys.

Announcements

Karmakar P., Gupta S., Adlakha I., “Low-rank approximation of local strain in two-phase composites.”, International Journal of Mechanical Sciences Volume 264, (2024), 108850.

Chellappandian R., Jena G., Neelakantan L., Adlakha I, “Development of Multi-Functional Coating for Ferritic Steels Using Cathodic Plasma Electrolytic Nitriding.”, The Journal of The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society (TMS) 76, 327–339 (2024).

Arora A., Singh H., Adlakha I., Mahajan D. K., “On the role of vacancy-hydrogen complexes on dislocation nucleation and propagation in metals.”, Modelling Simul. Mater. Sci. Eng. 31 085006 (2023).

Research Highlights

Examining the effect of grain boundary (GB) structure on thermodynamic and mechanical properties. Thereby, identifying GBs that can aid efforts in engineering microstructure providing improved structural alloys.
Developing a quantum informed crystal plasticity formulation using ab-initio simulations (DFT) to accurately quantify the effect of hydrogen on the continuum scale plastic deformation for BCC metals.
Assessing the role of precipitates in improving the mechanical behavior of structural alloys by synergistically combining experimental and computational findings obtained across various length scales.