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dr.ir. W.A.M. Brekelmans (Marcel)
  Eindhoven University of Technology
Mechanical Engineering
Materials Technology
PO Box 513 ,GEM-Z 4.130
5600 MB Eindhoven, The Netherlands

Tel: +31 40 247 2843
Fax:+31 40 244 7355
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Biography

Marcel Brekelmans is an associate professor in continuum mechanics. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Eindhoven University of Technology in 1989 with prof J.D. Janssen and prof. G de With as his supervisors; title thesis: "A simulation method for the die compaction of granular materials". He is a member of the Materials Technology division of the faculty of Mechanical Engineering. His research interests in continuum mechanics are focussed on the modelling of history dependent material behaviour (plasticity, damage and fracture) in forming processes and in micromechanical modelling (crystal plasticity approaches), including the numerical implementation in a finite element environment.

Refereed journal publications

2011

T. Tinga, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Application of a multiscale constitutive framework to real gas turbine components, AMR, 278, 253-258, (2011)

T. Yalcinkaya, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Deformation patterning driven by rate dependent non-convex strain gradient plasticity , J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 59(1), 1-17, (2011)

F. Damhof, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Non-local modelling of cyclic thermal shock damage including parameter estimation, Engng. Fracture Mech., 78(9), 1846-1861, (2011)

C.B. Hirschberger, R.H.J. Peerlings, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, On the role of dislocation conservation in single-slip crystal plasticity, Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Engng., 19(8), 085002 (24pp), (2011)

F. Damhof, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Predictive FEM simulation of thermal shock damage in the refractory lining of steelmaking installations, J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 211(12), 2091-2105, (2011)

2010

I. Ozdemir, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, A thermo-mechanical cohesive zone model, Comp. Mech., 46(5), 735-745, (2010)

T. Tinga, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Cube slip and non-Schmid effects in single crystal Ni-base superalloys, Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Engng., 18(1), 051005 (31 pp), (2010)

I. Ozdemir, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Modeling thermal shock damage in refractory materials via direct numerical simulation (DNS), Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 30, 1585-1597, (2010)

M.G.D. Geers, V. Kouznetsova, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Multi-scale computational homogenization: trends & challenges, Jnl. Comp. Appl. Math., 234(7), 2175-2182, (2010)

2009

T. Yalcinkaya, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, A composite dislocation cell model to describe strain path change effects in BCC metals, Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Engng., 17(6), 064008 (16 pp), (2009)

T. Tinga, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Directional coarsening in nickel-base superalloys and its effect on the mechanical properties, Comp. Mat. Sci., 47(2), 471-481, (2009)

F. Damhof, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Experimental analysis of the evolution of thermal shock damage using transit time measurement of ultrasonic waves, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 29, 1309-1322, (2009)

E.M. Viatkina, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, The role of plastic anisotropy in the modelling of strain path change effects, J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 209, 186-193, (2009)

T. Tinga, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Time-incremental creep-fatigue damage rule for single crystal Ni-base superalloys, Mat. Sci. Eng.: A, 508(1-2), 200-208, (2009)

2008

T. Yalcinkaya, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, BCC single crystal plasticity modeling and its experimental identification, Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Engng., 16(8), 085007 (16 pp), (2008)

I. Ozdemir, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Computational homogenization for heat conduction in heterogeneous solids, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng, 73(2), 185-204, (2008)

J.F. Ganghoffer, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Distribution based model for the grain boundaries in polycrystalline plasticity, Eur. J. Mech. A/Solids, 27(5), 737-763, (2008)

I. Ozdemir, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, FE2 computational homogenization for the thermo-mechanical analysis of heterogeneous solids, Comput. Methods. Appl. Mech. Engrg., 198(3-4), 602-613, (2008)

T. Tinga, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Incorporating strain gradient effects in a multi-scale constitutive framework for nickel-base superalloys, Phil. Mag., 88(30-32), 3793-3825, (2008)

F. Damhof, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Non-local modeling of thermal shock damage in refractory materials, Engng. Fracture Mech., 75, 4706-4720, (2008)

E.M. Viatkina, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Numerical analysis of strain path dependency in FCC metals, Comp. Mech., 41(3), 391-405, (2008)

2007

C. Bayley, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, A three-dimensional dislocation field crystal plasticity approach applied to miniaturized structures, Philos. Mag. A, 87(8-9), 1361-1378, (2007)

E.M. Viatkina, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Modelling of the internal stress in dislocation cell structures, Eur. J. Mech. A/Solids, 26(6), 982-998, (2007)

E.M. Viatkina, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Modelling the evolution of dislocation structures upon stress reversal, Int. J. Solids Structures, 44(18-19), 6030-6054, (2007)

J.A.W. van Dommelen, W.A.M. Brekelmans, L.E. Govaert, Multiscale modelling of the mechanical behaviour of oriented semicrystalline polymers, Materials Science Forum, 539-5, 2607-2612, (2007)

J.A.W. van Dommelen, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Multiscale modelling of the mechanical behaviour of oriented semicrystallinge polymers, Materials Science Forum, 539-5, 2607-2612, (2007)

M.G.D. Geers, W.A.M. Brekelmans, C. Bayley, Second-order crystal plasticity: internal stress effects and cyclic loading, Model. Simul. Mater. Sci. Engng., 15, 133-145, (2007)

2006

C. Bayley, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, A comparison of dislocation induced back stress formulations in strain gradient plasticity, Int. J. Solids Structures, 43, 7268-7286, (2006)

M.G.D. Geers, E.M. Viatkina, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Microstructural instabilities: dislocation substructures with pronounced mechanical effects, Philos. Mag. A, 86(21-22), 3161-3173, (2006)

T. Fulop, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Size effects from grain statistics in ultra-thin metal sheets, J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 174, 233-238, (2006)

M.G.D. Geers, W.A.M. Brekelmans, P.J.M. Janssen, Size effects in miniaturized polycrystalline FCC samples: strengthening versus weakening, Int. J. Solids Structures, 43, 7304-7321, (2006)

2005

E.M. Viatkina, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, A crystal plasticity based estimate for forming limit diagrams from textural inhomogeneities, J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 168(2), 211-218, (2005)

A. Aydemir, S. Ayyapureddi, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, W.H. Sillekens, R.J. Werkhoven, An adaptive simulation approach designed for tube hydroforming processes , J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 159, 303-310, (2005)

M.G.D. Geers, V. Kouznetsova, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Multi-scale mechanics in micro-electronics: a paradigm in miniaturization, Journal of Electronic Packaging, 127(3), 255-261, (2005)

2004

V. Kouznetsova, M.G.D. Geers, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Multi-scale second-order computational homogenization of multi-phase materials: a nested finite element solution strategy, Comput. Methods. Appl. Mech. Engrg., 193(48-51), 5525-5550, (2004)

L.P. Evers, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Non-local crystal plasticity model with intrinsic SSD and GND effects, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 52(10), 2379-2401, (2004)

L.P. Evers, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Scale dependent crystal plasticity framework with dislocation density and grain boundary effects, Int. J. Solids Structures, 41(18-19), 5209-5230, (2004)

V. Kouznetsova, M.G.D. Geers, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Size of a representative volume element in a second-order computational homogenization framework, Int. Jnl. Multiscale Comp. Eng., 2(4), 575-598, (2004)

2003

J.A.W. van Dommelen, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, A numerical investigation of the potential of rubber and mineral particles for toughening of semicrystalline polymers, Comp. Mat. Sci., 27, 480-492, (2003)

J.A.W. van Dommelen, D.M. Parks, M.C. Boyce, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Micromechanical modeling of intraspherulitic deformation of semicrystalline polymers, Polymer, 44, 6089-6101, (2003)

J.A.W. van Dommelen, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Micromechanical modeling of particle-toughening of polymers by locally induced anisotropy, Mech. Mat., 35(9), 845-863, (2003)

J.A.W. van Dommelen, D.M. Parks, M.C. Boyce, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Micromechanical modeling of the elasto-viscoplastic behavior of semi-crystalline polymers, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 51, 519-541, (2003)

M.G.D. Geers, V. Kouznetsova, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Multi-scale first-order and second-order computational homogenization of microstructures towards continua, Int. Jnl. Multiscale Comp. Eng., 1(4), 371-386, (2003)

J.A.W. van Dommelen, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Multiscale modeling of particle-modified polyethylene, J. Mat. Sci., 38, 4393-4405, (2003)

E.M. Viatkina, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Strain path dependency in metal plasticity, Journal de Physique IV, 105, 355-362, (2003)

2002

L.P. Evers, D.M. Parks, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Crystal plasticity model with enhanced hardening by geometrically necessary dislocation accumulation, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 50(II), 2403-2424, (2002)

R.H.J. Peerlings, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Localisation issues in local and nonlocal continuum approaches to fracture, Eur. J. Mech. A/Solids, 21, 175-189, (2002)

B.J.E. van Rens, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Modeling friction near sharp edges using a Eulerian reference frame: appliction to aluminium extrusion, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng, 54, 453-471, (2002)

V. Kouznetsova, M.G.D. Geers, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Multi-scale constitutive modelling of heterogeneous materials with a gradient-enhanced computational homogenization scheme, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng, 54, 1235-1260, (2002)

2001

R.H.J. Peerlings, M.G.D. Geers, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, A critical comparison of nonlocal and gradient-enhanced softening continua, Int. J. Solids Structures, 38, 7723-7746, (2001)

V. Kouznetsova, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, An approach to micro-macro modeling of heterogeneous materials, Comp. Mech., 27, 37-48, (2001)

L.P. Evers, D.M. Parks, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Enhanced modeling of hardening in crystal plasticity for FCC metals, Journal de Physique IV, 11, 179-186, (2001)

M.G.D. Geers, V. Kouznetsova, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Gradient-enhanced computational homogenization for the micro-macro scale transition, Journal de Physique IV, 11, 145-152, (2001)

R.H.J. Peerlings, W.A.M. Brekelmans, R. de Borst, M.G.D. Geers, Mathematical and numerical aspects of an elasticity-based local approach to fracture, Revue Europ. des El. Finis, 10, 209-226, (2001)

2000

A.M. Goijaerts, Y.W. Stegeman, L.E. Govaert, D. Brokken, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Can a new experimental and numerical study improve metal blanking? , J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 103, 44-50, (2000)

J.A.W. van Dommelen, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Computational visco-plasticity for kinematically constrained crystals, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng, 48, 1311-1330, (2000)

D. Brokken, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Discrete ductile fracture modelling for the metal blanking process, Comp. Mech., 26, 104-114, (2000)

R.H.J. Peerlings, W.A.M. Brekelmans, R. de Borst, M.G.D. Geers, Gradient-enhanced damage modelling of high-cycle fatigue, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng, 49, 1547-1569, (2000)

O. van der Sluis, P.J.G. Schreurs, W.A.M. Brekelmans, H.E.H. Meijer, Overall behaviour of heterogeneous elastoviscoplastic materials: effect of microstructural modelling, Mech. Mat., 32, 449-462, (2000)

M.G.D. Geers, R.H.J. Peerlings, W.A.M. Brekelmans, R. de Borst, Phenomenological nonlocal approaches based on implicit gradient-enhanced damage, Acta Mechanica, 144(1-2), 1-15, (2000)

D. Brokken, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Predicting the shape of blanked products: a finite element approach, J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 103, 51-56, (2000)

R.J.M. Smit, W.A.M. Brekelmans, H.E.H. Meijer, Predictive modelling of the properties and toughness of polymeric materials. Part 1: Why is polystyrene brittle and polycarbonate tough?, J. Mat. Sci., 35, 2855-2867, (2000)

R.J.M. Smit, W.A.M. Brekelmans, H.E.H. Meijer, Predictive modelling of the properties and toughness of polymeric materials. Part II: Effect of microstructural properties on the macroscopic response of rubber-modified polymers., J. Mat. Sci., 35, 2869-2879, (2000)

R.J.M. Smit, W.A.M. Brekelmans, H.E.H. Meijer, Predictive modelling of the properties and toughness of polymeric materials. Part III: Simultaneous prediction of micro- and macro-structural deformation of rubber-modified polymers., J. Mat. Sci., 35, 2881-2893, (2000)

L.E. Govaert, P.H.M. Timmermans, W.A.M. Brekelmans, The influence of intrinsic strain softening on strain localization in polycarbonate: modeling and experimental validation. , J. Engng. Mat. Technol., 122, 177-185, (2000)

1999

Y.W. Stegeman, A.M. Goijaerts, D. Brokken, W.A.M. Brekelmans, L.E. Govaert, F.P.T. Baaijens, An experimental and numerical study of a planar blanking process, J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 87, 266-276, (1999)

R.J.M. Smit, W.A.M. Brekelmans, H.E.H. Meijer, Prediction of the large-strain mechanical response of heterogeneous polymer systems: local and global deformation behaviour of a representative volume element of voided polycarbonate, J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 47, 201-221, (1999)

M.G.D. Geers, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, R.H.J. Peerlings, Validation and internal length scale determination for a gradient damage model: application to short glass-fibre-reinforced polypropylene., Int. J. Solids Structures, 36, 2557-2583, (1999)

1998

T.A. Tervoort, R.J.M. Smit, W.A.M. Brekelmans, L.E. Govaert, A constitutive equation for the elasto-viscoplastic deformation of glassy polymers, Mech. Time-depend. Mater., 1, 269-291, (1998)

B.J.E. van Rens, D. Brokken, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, A two-dimensional paving mesh generator for triangles with controllable aspect ratio and quadrilaterals with high quality, Engineering with Computers, 14, 248-259, (1998)

R.H.J. Peerlings, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Gradient-enhanced damage modelling of concrete fracture, Mech. Cohesive-Frictional Mat., 3, 323-342, (1998)

B.J.E. van Rens, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Homogenization of the elastoplastic behavior of perforated plates, Computers and Structures, 69, 537-545, (1998)

D. Brokken, W.A.M. Brekelmans, F.P.T. Baaijens, Numerical modelling of the metal blanking process, J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 83, 192-199, (1998)

M.G.D. Geers, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, R.H.J. Peerlings, On the use of local strain fields for the determination of the intrinsic length scale, Journal de Physique IV, 8, 167-174, (1998)

R.J.M. Smit, W.A.M. Brekelmans, H.E.H. Meijer, Prediction of the mechanical behavior of nonlinear heterogeneous systems by multi-level finite element modeling, Comput. Methods. Appl. Mech. Engrg., 155, 181-192, (1998)

M.G.D. Geers, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, R.H.J. Peerlings, Strain-based transient-gradient damage model for failure analyses, Comput. Methods. Appl. Mech. Engrg., 160, 133-153, (1998)

R.H.J. Peerlings, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.G.D. Geers, Wave propagation and localisation in nonlocal and gradient-enhanced damage models, Journal de Physique IV, 8, 293-300, (1998)

1996

M.G.D. Geers, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Computing strain fields from discrete displacements in 2D-solids, Int. J. Solids Structures, 33, 4293-4307, (1996)

M.G.D. Geers, A.A.J.M. Peijs, W.A.M. Brekelmans, R. de Borst, Experimental monitoring of strain localization and failure behaviour of composite materials, Composite Science & Technology, 56(11), 1283-1290, (1996)

R.H.J. Peerlings, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, S. Ayyapureddi, Gradient-enhanced damage for quasi-brittle materials, Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng, 39, 3391-3403, (1996)

M.A.J. van Gils, L.J.M.G. Dortmans, G. de With, W.A.M. Brekelmans, S. Ayyapureddi, Size effect predictions by fracture models for a refractory ceramic, Int. J. Fracture, 75, 273-283, (1996)

R.H.J. Peerlings, R. de Borst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, S. Ayyapureddi, I. Spee, Some observations on localisation in non-local and gradient damage models, Eur. J. Mech. A/Solids, 15, 937-953, (1996)

1995

S. Ayyapureddi, W.A.M. Brekelmans, M.A.J. van Gils, Comparison of nonlocal approaches in continuum damage mechanics, Computers and Structures, 55, 581-588, (1995)

W.A.M. Brekelmans, S. Ayyapureddi, Reduction of mesh sensitivity in continuum damage mechanics, Acta Mechanica, 110, 49-56, (1995)

1993

M.H.J.W. Paas, P.J.G. Schreurs, W.A.M. Brekelmans, A continuum approach to brittle and fatigue damage: theory and numerical procedures, Int. J. Solids Structures, 30, 579-599, (1993)

F.J.M. Starmans, W.A.M. Brekelmans, J.D. Janssen, An experimental-numerical method for nonlinear structural mechanics, J. Appl. Mech., 60, 875-882, (1993)

M.C.R.B. Peters, S. Ayyapureddi, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Distributed crack analysis of ceramic inlays, J. of Dental Research, 72, 1537-1542, (1993)

P.G.T. van der Varst, W.A.M. Brekelmans, S. Ayyapureddi, R. de Groot, Mechanical performance of a dental composite: probabilistic failure prediction, J. of Dental Research, 72, 1249-1256, (1993)

W.A.M. Brekelmans, Nonlocal formulation of the evolution of damage in a one-dimensional configuration, Int. J. Solids Structures, 30, 1503-1512, (1993)

1992

G.J.M.A. Schreppers, W.A.M. Brekelmans, A.A.H.J. Sauren, A finite element formulation of the large sliding contact., Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng, 35, 133-143, (1992)

F.J.M. Starmans, W.A.M. Brekelmans, J.D. Janssen, A hybrid experimental-numerical method for linear structural mechanics., Computers and Structures, 43, 61-68, (1992)

W.A.M. Brekelmans, P.J.G. Schreurs, S. Ayyapureddi, Continuum damage mechanics for softening of brittle materials, Acta Mechanica, 93, 133-143, (1992)

1991

W.A.M. Brekelmans, J.D. Janssen, A.A.F. van de Ven, G. de With, An Eulerian approach for die compaction processes., Int. J. Numer. Meth. Engng, 31, 509-524, (1991)

1990

F.J.M. Starmans, W.A.M. Brekelmans, J.D. Janssen, A thermodynamic theory for a restricted class of contact behaviour., Int. J. Solids Structures, 26, 1287-1300, (1990)

W.A.M. Brekelmans, An Eulerian simulation method for the die compaction of compressible media., J. Mat. Proc. Techn., 24, 33-42, (1990)

W.A.M. Brekelmans, Comparison of two Drucker-Prager type constitutive models for granular material behaviour in uniaxial compression, Powder Techn., 62, 21-26, (1990)

1986

P.J.G. Schreurs, F.E. Veldpaus, W.A.M. Brekelmans, Simulation of forming processes, using the Arbitrary Eulerian-Lagrangian formulation, Comput. Methods. Appl. Mech. Engrg., 58, 19-36, (1986)

1973

W.A.M. Brekelmans, H.W. Poort, Theoretical and experimental investigation of the stress and strain situation on a femur, Acta Orthop. Bel., 39(suppl), 3-23, (1973)

1972

W.A.M. Brekelmans, H.W. Poort, T.J.J.H. Slooff, A new method to analyse the mechanical behaviour of skeletal parts., Acta Orthop Scand, 43, 301-317, (1972)

W.A.M. Brekelmans, J.D. Janssen, Die Methode der finiten Elemente für die Lösung von Torsionsproblemen, Abh. Intern. Ver. für Brückenbau und Hochbau, 32-II, 1-24, (1972)

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An extended list of publications of Marcel Brekelmans can be found here.