About this Abstract |
Meeting |
MS&T24: Materials Science & Technology
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Symposium
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Computational Materials for Qualification and Certification
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Presentation Title |
A Framework for Assessing Simulation Maturity |
Author(s) |
Edwin J. Schwalbach, Lyle E Levine, Harry R. Millwater, Corbett Battaile, Edward H. Glaessgen, Carl Popelar, Anthony Rollett, Paul R. Toivonen, Michael J. Kane |
On-Site Speaker (Planned) |
Edwin J. Schwalbach |
Abstract Scope |
A critical activity for any applied use of a Computational Materials (CM) toolset is assessing its Simulation Maturity Level (SML). SML assessment allows CM practitioners to document types of problems that can be tackled, describe the degree of expected confidence in CM results, and to identify the most salient areas for improvement. As part of its recent whitepaper, the Computational Materials for Qualification and Certification (CM4QC) working group extended prior work (Cowles, Backman, Dutton: 10.1186/2193-9772-1-2) to build an SML assessment framework. This non-prescriptive approach is offered as a flexible, customizable tool for CM teams to perform on-going assessment. This talk describes the matrixed SML assessment approach considering aspects of model definition, documentation, supporting data, verification, range of applicability, uncertainty quantification, validation, and performance risk assessment, all in the context of CM capability levels beginning with understanding trends and running through applied engineering decision making. |