Affiliations
Education Profile
- Ph.D., Brown University, 1988
- M.S., Brown University, 1986
- M.S., National University of Ireland, 1982
- B.S., National University of Ireland, 1980
Research Interests
Dr. Moran’s research interests are in computational methods in engineering and science,continuum mechanics, fracture mechanics, multi-scale modeling of materials, development ofthe natural element method, mechanics of biofilms, mechanics of soft tissue, and compositemechanics. Current and recent projects include: developing multi-resolution continuum modelsfor simulation of fracture processes across several length scales in ductile metal; developingnew large deformation constitutive models for collagen-reinforced soft tissue and extendingconstitutive models to multi-scale formulations; developing asymptotic crack tip fields forcrack/tears in soft tissue; developing combined level set and extended finite element methodsfor the evolution of biofilms without the need for the biofilm surface to coincide with elementboundaries and without the need for element remeshing; extending the method to the case offluid flow around biofilm; and extending the methodology to precipitate evolution in metal alloys.
Selected Publications
Tang H, Buehler MJ, Moran B, "A constitutive model of soft tissue: From nanoscale collagen to tissue continuum" Annals of Biomedical Engineering Volume: 37 Issue: 6 Pages: 1117-1130, JUN 2009.
Guo ZY, Caner F, Peng XQ, et al. "On constitutive modelling of porous Neo-Hookean composites" Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids Volume: 56 Issue: 6 Pages: 2338- 2357, JUN 2008.
Duddu R, Bordas S, Chopp D, et al. "A combined extended finite element and level set method for biofilm growth", International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering Volume: 74 Issue: 5 Pages: 848-870, APR 2008.
Vernerey F, Liu WK, Moran B, "Multi-scale micromorphic theory for hierarchical materials" Journal of The Mechanics and Physics of Solids Volume: 55 Issue: 12 Pages: 2603- 2651, DEC 2007.
Guo ZY, Peng XQ, Moran B, "A composites-based hyperelastic constitutive model for soft tissue with application to the human annulus fibrosus" Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids Volume: 54 Issue: 9 Pages: 1952- 1971, SEP 2006.