activity
20242026
collaborators

5 papers

cond-mat.soft2026

Limits of constant-parameter constitutive models for hydrogels under inertial cavitation

Tianyi Chu, Joseph Beckett, Zhiren Zhu +2

Mechanical characterization of soft materials at high strain rates is challenging due to their high compliance, nonlinear viscoelastic behavior, and potentially history-dependent r…

physics.ins-det2026

Automating Sensor Characterization with Bayesian Optimization

J. Cuevas-Zepeda, C. Chavez, J. Estrada +6

The development of novel instrumentation requires an iterative cycle with three stages: design, prototyping, and testing. Recent advancements in simulation and nanofabrication tech…

physics.flu-dyn2025

Hierarchical Bayesian constitutive model selection for high-strain-rate soft material characterization

Victor Sanchez, Sawyer Remillard, Bachir A. Abeid +5

The high-fidelity characterization of soft, tissue-like materials under ultra-high-strain-rate conditions is critical in engineering and medicine. Still, it remains challenging due…

physics.comp-ph2025

Accelerating Bayesian Optimal Experimental Design via Local Radial Basis Functions: Application to Soft Material Characterization

Tianyi Chu, Jonathan B. Estrada, Spencer H. Bryngelson

We develop a computational approach that significantly improves the efficiency of Bayesian optimal experimental design (BOED) using local radial basis functions (RBFs). The present…

cond-mat.soft2024

Bayesian optimal design accelerates discovery of material properties from bubble dynamics

Tianyi Chu, Jonathan B. Estrada, Spencer H. Bryngelson

An optimal sequential experimental design approach is developed to computationally characterize soft material properties at the high strain rates associated with bubble cavitation.…