Micro, Nano, & Biomechanics of Materials

experiments, modeling, and simulations

Department of Mechanical Engineering, SMU, Dallas, TX, USA
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The research in Dr. Tong's lab is primarily in the area of solid mechanics and materials engineering with a focus on the combined experimental characterization as well as computational analysis of mechanical properties, stress/strain, and microstructure of engineering and biological materials and their applications in advancing manufacturing and materials processing technologies, engineering design analyses, and biomedical sciences and engineering.


 

Wei Tong  
Professor  
PhD '91, Brown University  
 

E-Mail: wtong@smu.edu  
Phone:    (214) 768-1269  
Fax:    (214) 768-1473  

http://engr.smu.edu/~wtong/  

 
 

Department of Mechanical Engineering

Southern Methodist University

           3101 Dyer Street, P.O. Box 750337

           Dallas, Texas 75275-0337  USA

 

Current Research

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bone mechanics & soft tissue mechanics
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robust digital image correlation algorithms
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micro-CT scanning and 3D deformation mapping
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spot-welded steel, metal formability, hemming

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Portevin-Le Chatelier plastic deformation bands
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constitutive modeling of polycrystalline plasticity
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mechanical testing of thin films, fibers, and wires

 

Facilities and Capabilities
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micro-testing high resolution digital microscope
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digital image correlation strain analysis tools
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desktop mini-tensile and micro-tensile testers
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video extensometers & digital imaging systems

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heating chambers for thermal strain mapping

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nonlinear finite element analysis
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universal materials testing system

 
Selected Publications

W. Tong and N. Zhang.  On the serrated plastic flow in an AA5052-H32 sheet.  ASME J. Eng. Mater. Tech.  129(2), 332-341 (2007).

W. Tong.  A plane stress anisotropic plastic flow theory for orthotropic sheet metals.  Int. J. Plasticity 22(3), 497-535 (2006).

  W. Tong, H. Tao, X. Jiang, N. Zhang, M. Marya, L.G. Hector, and X.Q. Gayden.  Deformation and fracture of miniature tensile bars with resistance spot-weld microstructures. Metall. Mater.Trans. 36A, 2651-2669 (2005).

  C. Xie and W. Tong.  Fracture and delamination of thin anodic oxide coatings adhered to a ductile substrate.  Acta Mater. 53, 477-485 (2005).

  W. Tong.  An evaluation of digital image correlation criteria for strain mapping applications.  Strain 41(4), 167-175 (2005).

  N. Zhang, and W. Tong.  An experimental study on grain deformation and interactions in a binary aluminum alloy.  Int. J. Plasticity 20, 523-542 (2004).

  W. Tong.  Plastic surface strain mapping of bent sheets by image correlation. Exp. Mech. 44(5), 502-511 (2004).

  W. Tong.  An adaptive backward image correlation technique for deformation mapping of a growing crack in thin sheets.  Exp. Tech. 28(3), 63-67 (2004).