PhD Dissertation

  1. Boundary element techniques in finite elasticity (2003). Advisors: Prof. D. Bigoni, Dr. D. Capuani. University of Trento, Trento, Italy.

    Papers Published in International Journals

    Single copies of the articles can be downloaded and printed for the reader's personal research and study.

  2. Brun, M., Carini, A. and Genna, F. (2001).
    On the construction of the extended problems and related functionals for general nonlinear equations.
    Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 49, 839-856.

  3. Brun, M., Capuani, D. and Bigoni, D. (2003).
    A boundary element technique for incremental elasticity. Part I: formulation.
    Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 192, 2461-2479.

  4. Brun, M., Bigoni, D. and Capuani, D. (2003).
    A boundary element technique for incremental elasticity. Part II: bifurcations and shear bands.
    Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering 192, 2481-2499.

  5. Bertoldi, K., Brun, M. and Bigoni, D. (2005).
    A new boundary element technique without domain integrals for elastoplastic solids.
    International Methods for Numerical Methods in Engineering. 64, 877-906

  6. Capuani, D., Bigoni, D. and Brun, M. (2005).
    Integral representations at the boundary for stokes flow and related symmetric Galerkin formulation.
    Archives of Mechanics. 57(5), 363-385.

  7. Brun, M., Lopez-Pamies, O. and POnte Castaņeda, P. (2007).
    Homogenization estimates for fiber-reinforced elastomers with periodic microstructures.
    International Journal of Solid and Structures. 44(18-19), 5953-5979.

    8. Papers Published in Refereed Books

  8. Brun, M., Bigoni, D. and Capuani, D. (2002).
    Boundary Elements and Shear Bands in Incremental elasticity. IUTAM Symposium 02/4, Asymptotics, Singularities and Homogenisation in Problems of Mechanics, Liverpool, UK, 2003, Kluwer, Netherleands.

    9. Conference Proceedings

  9. Brun, M., Capuani, D. and Bigoni, D. (2003).
    Boundary elements for non-linear elasticity.
    IV BETEQ International Congress, Granada, Spain, 15-17 July 2003.

  10. Bigoni, D.,Brun, M. and Capuani, D. (2003).
    Shear bands without regularization using a boundary element technique.
    International Congress: Recent Developments in the Modelling of Rupture in Solids, Foz de Iguacu, Brazil, 4-7 August, 2003. (491K)

  11. Capuani, D., Bigoni, D. and Brun, M. (2003).
    Integral representations at the boundary for Stokes flow.
    XVI AIMETA National Congress, Ferrara, Italy, 9-12 September 2003.

  12. Brun, M., Bigoni, D. and Capuani, D. (2003).
    Bifurcations and shear bands by the boundary element method.
    XVI AIMETA National Congress, Ferrara, Italy, 9-12 September 2003.

  13. Dunn, M., Brun, M. (2004).
    Atomistic Simulation of Fracture Initiation at Sharp Notches in Silicon.
    The 41st Annual SES Technical Meeting, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA. 10-13 October 2004.

  14. Brun, M., Ponte Castaņeda, P. (2006).
    Fiber-reinforced elasomeric materials at finite deformations: effective behavior and macrosopic stability.
    MECAMAT French National Congress, Aussois, France, 23-27 January 2006.

  15. Brun, M., Bertoldi, K. and Bigoni, D. (2006).
    Boundary elements for elastoplastic solids without domain integrals.
    VII International Conference on Boundary Element Techniques, Paris, France, 4-6 September 2006.

  16. Brun, M., Lopez-Pamies, O. and Ponte Castaņeda, P. (2007).
    Homogenization-based model for periodic fiber-reinforced elastomers.
    GMA07 I Riunione del Gruppo Materiali AIMETA, Trento, 23-24 Febbraio 2007.

  17. Brun, M., Lopez-Pamies, O. and Ponte Castaņeda, P. (2007).
    Homogenization-based model for fiber-reinforced elastomers.
    International Conference on Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Solids, Ecole Polytechnique, France, 9-12 July 2007.

  18. Brun, M., Lopez-Pamies, O. and Ponte Castaņeda, P. (2007).
    Fiber-reinforced elastomers: a homogenization-based constitutive model.
    XVIII Congresso AIMETA, Brescia, 11-14 Settembre 2007.

    Conference Participations

  1. Brun, M., Bigoni, D. and Capuani, D. (2002).
    Boundary Elements and Shear Bands in Incremental elasticity.
    IUTAM Symposium 02/4, Asymptotics, Singularities and Homogenisation in Problems of Mechanics, Liverpool, UK, 8-11 July 2002.

  2. Brun, M., Capuani, D. and Bigoni, D. (2003).
    Boundary elements for non-linear elasticity.
    BETEQ 2003, IV International Conference on Boundary Element Techniques, Granada, Spain, 15-17 July 2003.

  3. Capuani, D., Bigoni, D. and Brun, M. (2003).
    Integral representations at the boundary for Stokes flow.
    AIMETA 2003, XVI AIMETA National Congress, Ferrara, Italy, 9-12 September 2003.

  4. Brun, M., Bigoni, D. and Capuani, D. (2003).
    Bifurcations and shear bands by the boundary element method.
    AIMETA 2003, XVI AIMETA National Congress, Ferrara, Italy, 9-12 September 2003.

  5. Brun, M., Ponte Castaneda, P. (2006).
    Fiber-reinforced elasomeric materials at finite deformations: effective behavior and macrosopic stability.
    MECAMAT 2006, MECAMAT French National Congress, Aussois, France, 23-27 January 2006.

  6. Brun, M., Bertoldi, K. and Bigoni, D. (2006).
    Boundary elements for elastoplastic solids without domain integrals
    BETEQ 2006, VII International Conference on Boundary Element Techniques, Paris, France, 4-6 September 2006.

  7. Brun, M., Lopez-Pamies, O. and Ponte Castaņeda, P. (2007).
    GMA07 I Riunione del Gruppo Materiali AIMETA, Trento, 23-24 Febbraio 2007.

  8. Brun, M., Lopez-Pamies, O. and Ponte Castaņeda, P. (2007).
    International Conference on Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Solids, Ecole Polytechnique, France, 9-12 July 2007.

  9. Brun, M., Lopez-Pamies, O. and Ponte Castaņeda, P. (2007).
    XVIII Congresso AIMETA, Brescia, 11-14 Settembre 2007.

    10. Invited Talks

  10. Boundary elements for nonlinear elasticity.
    Centre of Aerospace Structure Seminar, University of Colorado, Boulder CO, USA, 10 November 2003.