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Research work focuses on broad theoretical and applied aspects of computational mechanics. Specific areas include: Computational failure mechanics; Nonlinear dynamics; Computational inelasticity; High-performance finite elements; Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) methods; Coupled problems; Integration algorihms in fluid mechanics
Ph.D. - Mechanical Engineering, minor in Mathematics, Stanford University, 1994
M.S. - Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, 1989
Ingeniero de Caminos, Canales y Puertos - Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain, 1988
Computational mechanics, nonlinear continuum mechanics
Research work focuses on broad theoretical and applied aspects of computational mechanics. Specific areas include: Computational failure mechanics; Nonlinear dynamics; Computational inelasticity; High-performance finite elements; Arbitrary Lagrangian-Eulerian (ALE) methods; Coupled problems; Integration algorihms in fluid mechanics
Fellow of the International Association of Computational Mechanics, 2004
International Association of Computational Mechanics Young Investigator Award, 2002
Juan C. Simo Award and medal, Spanish Association for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 1999
National Science Foundation CAREER Award, 1997
Office of Naval Research Young Investigator Award, 1996
Recent Publications
Journal Papers
• Armero, F. and C. Linder, "New Finite Element Methods with Embedded Strong Discontinuities in the Finite Deformation Range," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2008, Vol. 197, pp. 3138-3170, doi: 10.1016/j.cma.2008.02.021.
• Armero, F., "Assumed Strain Finite Element Methods for Conserving Temporal Integrations in Nonlinear Solid Dynamics," International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2008, Vol. 74, pp. 1795-1847, doi: 10.1002/nme.2233.
• Armero, F. and C. Zambrana-Rojas, "Volume-Preserving Energy-Momentum Schemes for Isochoric Multiplicative Plasticity," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2007, Vol. 196, pp. 4130-4159, doi: 10.101/j.cma.2007.04.002.
• Linder, C. and F. Armero, "Finite Elements with Embedded Strong-Discontinuities for the Modeling of Failure of Solids," International Journal for Numerical Methods Engineering, 2007, Vol. 72, pp. 1391-1433, doi: 10.1002/nme.2042.
• Armero, F. and D. Ehrlich, "Finite Element Methods for the Multi-Scale Modeling of Softening Hinge Lines in Plates at Failure," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2006, Vol. 195, pp. 1283-1324, doi: 10.106/j.cma.2005.040.
• Armero, F. and D. Ehrlich, "Numerical Modeling of Softening Hinges in Thin Euler-Bernoulli Beams," Computer & Structures, 2006, Vol. 84, pp. 641-656, doi: 10.1016/j.compstruc.2005.11.010.
• Armero, F., "Energy-Dissipative Momentum-Conserving Time-Stepping Algorithms for Finite Strain Multiplicative Plasticity," Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 2006, Vol. 195, pp. 4862-4889, doi: 10.1016/j.cma.2005.09.028.
Conference Papers
• Armero, F., "Energy-Momentum Algorithms for the Nonlinear Dynamics of Elastoplastic Solids," Proceedings of Symposium on Theoretical, Modeling and Computational Aspects of Inelastic Media, Cape Town, South Africa, 2008.
• Armero, F., "Energy-Momentum Algorithms for Nonlinear Solid Dynamics and their Assumed Strain Finite Element Formulation," Proceedings, COMPDYN07, Rethymno, Greece, 2007.
• Armero, F. and C. Zambrana-Rojas, "Numerical Integration of the Nonlinear Dynamics of Elastoplastic Solids," Proceedings of the III European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM-06), Lisbon, Portugal, 2006.
• Armero, F. and C. Linder, "Recent Developments in the Formulation of Finite Elements with Embedded Strong Discontinuities," Proceedings, IUTAM Symposium on Discretization Methods for Evolving Discontinuities, Lyon, Springer Book, 2006.
Technical Reports
• Armero, F. and C. Linder, Numerical Simulation of Dynamic Fracture with Finite Elements with Embedded Strong Discontinuities, UCB/SEMM-2008/0, University of California at Berkeley, 2008.
• Linder, C. and F. Armero, An Approach for the Finite Element Modeling of Crack Branching, UCB/SEMM-2008/02, University of California at Berkeley, 2008.
• Armero, F. and and C. Linder, New Finite Element Methods with Embedded Strong Discontinuities in the Finite Deformation Range, UCB/SEMM-2007/01, University of California at Berkeley, 2007.
• Armero, F., Assumed Strain Finite Element Methods for Conserving Temporal Integrations in Nonlinear Solid Dynamics, UCB/SEMM-2006/01, University of California at Berkeley , 2006.
• Linder, C. and F. Armero, Finite Elements with Higher-Order Interpolations of Strong Discontinuities, UCB/SEMM-2006/02, University of California at Berkeley , 2006.