Pfaller, Sebastian, PD Dr.-Ing. habil.

2022

• Bauer C., Ries M., Pfaller S.:
  Accelerating molecular dynamics simulations by a hybrid molecular dynamics-continuum mechanical approach
  In: Soft Materials (2022)
  ISSN: 1539-445X
  DOI: 10.1080/1539445X.2022.2061513
• Jain Y., Ries M., Pfaller S., Müller-Plathe F.:
  Addressing Surface Effects at the Particle-Continuum Interface in a Molecular Dynamics and Finite Elements Coupled Multiscale Simulation Technique
  In: Journal of Chemical Theory and Computation (2022), Art.Nr.: acs.jctc.1c00940
  ISSN: 1549-9618
  DOI: 10.1021/acs.jctc.1c00940

2021

• Bauer C., Pfaller S.:
  Combined continuum mechanics and molecular dynamics approach for uniaxial deformation of a thermoplastic polymer
  In: Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 20 (2021)
  ISSN: 1617-7061
  DOI: 10.1002/pamm.202000149
• Pfaller S.:
  Discrete and Continuous Methods for Modelling and Simulation of Polymer Materials (Habilitationsschrift, 2021)
  DOI: 10.25593/opus4-fau-18036
• Ries M., Jain Y., Steinmann P., Pfaller S.:
  Revised Boundary Conditions for FE-MD Multiscale Coupling of Amorphous Polymers
  VIII Conference on Mechanical Response of Composites (Online, 22. September 2021 - 24. September 2021)
  DOI: 10.23967/composites.2021.014
  URL: https://www.scipedia.com/public/Ries_et_al_2021c
• Ries M., Possart G., Steinmann P., Pfaller S.:
  A coupled MD-FE methodology to characterize mechanical interphases in polymeric nanocomposites
  In: International Journal of Mechanical Sciences (2021), S. 106564
  ISSN: 0020-7403
  DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2021.106564
• Ries M., Steinmann P., Pfaller S.:
  The Hybrid Capriccio Method: A 1D Study for Further Advancement
  14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM) (, 11. Januar 2021 - 11. Januar 2021)
  In: F. Chinesta, R. Abgrall, O. Allix, M. Kaliske (Hrsg.): Multiscale and Multiphysics Systems, 2021 2021
  DOI: 10.23967/wccm-eccomas.2020.335
• Ries M., Weber F., Striegel M., Steinmann P., Pfaller S.:
  Multiscale FE-MD Coupling: Influence of the Chain Length on the Mechanical Behavior of Coarse-Grained Polystyrene
  14th World Congress on Computational Mechanics (WCCM) (, 11. Januar 2021 - 15. Januar 2021)
  In: F. Chinesta, R. Abgrall, O. Allix and M. Kaliske (Hrsg.): Multiscale and Multiphysics Systems, 2021 2021
  DOI: 10.23967/wccm-eccomas.2020.214
• Zhao W., Pfaller S.:
  The Capriccio method: a scale bridging approach for polymers extended towards inelasticity
  In: Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 20 (2021)
  ISSN: 1617-7061
  DOI: 10.1002/pamm.202000301
• Zhao W., Ries M., Steinmann P., Pfaller S.:
  A viscoelastic-viscoplastic constitutive model for glassy polymers informed by molecular dynamics simulations
  In: International Journal of Solids and Structures (2021), S. 111071
  ISSN: 0020-7683
  DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2021.111071
• Zhao W., Steinmann P., Pfaller S.:
  A particle‐continuum coupling method for multiscale simulations of viscoelastic‐viscoplastic amorphous glassy polymers
  In: International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering (2021)
  ISSN: 0029-5981
  DOI: 10.1002/nme.6836

2020

• Ries M., Steinmann P., Pfaller S.:
  Characterization of Polystyrene Under Shear Deformation Using Molecular Dynamics
  In: Developments and Novel Approaches in Nonlinear Solid Body Mechanics, Springer, Cham, 2020, S. 219-229
  ISBN: 9783030504595
  DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-50460-1_14

2019

• Pfaller S., Kergaßner A., Steinmann P.:
  Optimisation of the Capriccio Method to Couple Particle- and Continuum-Based Simulations of Polymers
  In: Multiscale Science and Engineering (2019)
  ISSN: 2524-4523
  DOI: 10.1007/s42493-019-00028-y
• Ries M., Possart G., Steinmann P., Pfaller S.:
  Extensive CGMD simulations of atactic PS providing pseudo experimental data to calibrate nonlinear inelastic continuum mechanical constitutive laws
  In: Polymers 11 (2019), Art.Nr.: 1824
  ISSN: 2073-4360
  DOI: 10.3390/polym11111824
• Ries M., Steinmann P., Pfaller S.:
  Investigation of the Mechanical Behavior of Polystyrene using Molecular Dynamics
  In: Proceedings in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics 19 (2019)
  ISSN: 1617-7061
  DOI: 10.1002/pamm.201900015

2016

• Liu S., Pfaller S., Rahimi M., Possart G., Steinmann P., Böhm MC., Müller-Plathe F.:
  Uniaxial deformation of polystyrene–silica nanocomposites studied by hybrid molecular dynamics–finite element simulations
  In: Computational Materials Science 129 (2016), S. 1-12
  ISSN: 0927-0256
  DOI: 10.1016/j.commatsci.2016.11.031
• Pfaller S., Possart G., Steinmann P., Rahimi M., Müller-Plathe F., Böhm MC.:
  Investigation of interphase effects in silica-polystyrene nanocomposites based on a hybrid molecular-dynamics-finite-element simulation framework
  In: Physical Review E - Statistical, Nonlinear, and Soft Matter Physics 93 (2016), Art.Nr.: 052505
  ISSN: 1550-2376
  DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.93.052505
  URL: https://doi.org/10.25593/opus4-fau-17863

2015

• Friederich J., Pfaller S., Steinmann P.:
  A web-based tool for the interactive visualization of stresses in an infinite plate with an elliptical hole under simple tension: www.ltm.fau.de/plate .
  In: Archive of Applied Mechanics (2015), S. 1-9
  ISSN: 0939-1533
  DOI: 10.1007/s00419-015-1049-9
• Pfaller S.:
  Multiscale Simulation of Polymers - Coupling of Continuum Mechanics and Particle-Based Modelling (Dissertation, 2015)
  DOI: 10.25593/opus4-fau-18062
• Pfaller S., Steinmann P.:
  The Capriccio Method: An Arlequin‐Based Approach to Couple Molecular Dynamics and Finite Element Simulations of Polymers
  GDR Polynano 3661 - Scientific Workshop on multiscale modeling, experimental characterization and simulations of nanocomposites (Université Paris‐Est Marne‐la‐Vallée, 15. Juni 2015 - 15. Juni 2015)

2014

• Pfaller S., Possart G., Steinmann P.:
  Molecular dynamics and finite elements: an approach to couple different worlds
  GAMM 2014 (Erlangen, Germany, 10. März 2014 - 14. März 2014)
  In: PAMM, Erlangen, Germany: 2014
  DOI: 10.1002/pamm.201410272

2013

• Pfaller S., Rahimi M., Possart G., Steinmann P., Müller-Plathe F., Böhm MC.:
  An Arlequin-based method to couple molecular dynamics and finite element simulations of amorphous polymers nanocomposites
  In: Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 260 (2013), S. 109-129
  ISSN: 0045-7825
  DOI: 10.1016/j.cma.2013.03.006
  URL: https://doi.org/10.25593/opus4-fau-17862
• Steinmann P., Pfaller S., Possart G., Müller-Plathe F., Rahimi M., Böhm MC.:
  Molecular dynamics meets finite elements: An approach for coupled simulations of nanocomposites
  Hybrid Particle-Continuum Methods in Computational Materials Physics (Juelich, Germany, 4. März 2013 - 7. März 2013)
  In: Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Zentralbibliothek (Hrsg.): NIC Series, Jülich: 2013

2011

• Pfaller S., Possart G., Steinmann P., Rahimi M., Müller-Plathe F., Böhm MC.:
  A comparison of staggered solution schemes for coupled particle-continuum systems modeled with the Arlequin method
  In: Computational Mechanics 49 (2011), S. 565
  ISSN: 0178-7675
  DOI: 10.1007/s00466-011-0657-7
  URL: https://doi.org/10.25593/opus4-fau-17828
• Rahimi M., Karimi-Varzaneh HA., Böhm MC., Müller-Plathe F., Pfaller S., Possart G., Steinmann P.:
  Nonperiodic stochastic boundary conditions for molecular dynamics simulations of materials embedded into a continuum mechanics domain
  In: Journal of Chemical Physics 134 (2011), S. 154108
  ISSN: 0021-9606
  DOI: 10.1063/1.3576122

2010

• Pfaller S., Steinmann P.:
  On bridging domain methods to couple particle- and finite-element-based simulations
  80. GAMM-Jahrestagung (Gdansk, Polen)
  In: Proceedings of the 80th Annual Meeting of the International Association of Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, Weinheim: 2010
  DOI: 10.1002/pamm.200910193