RT Journal Article ID 15fcdac44934638e A1 Badia, Santiago A1 Bochev, Pavel A1 Lehoucq, Richard A1 Parks, Michael A1 Fish, Jacob A1 Nuggehally, Mohan A. A1 Gunzburger, Max T1 A Force-Based Blending Model forAtomistic-to-Continuum Coupling JF International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering JO JMC YR 2007 FD 2007-12-13 VO 5 IS 5 SP 387 OP 406 AB A method for coupling atomistic and continuum models across a subdomain, or bridge region, is presented. Coupling is effected through a force-based blending model. The method properly accounts for the the atomistic and continuum contributions to the force balance at points in the bridge region. Simple patch tests and computational experiments are used to study the method and its properties in one dimension. A discussion of implementation issues in higher dimensions is provided. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/61fd1b191cf7e96f,4883346404604d91,15fcdac44934638e.html