# Discrete Exterior Calculus for Non-smooth Solid Mechanics on Supercomputers
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### Discrete Exterior Calculus for Non-smooth Solid Mechanics on Supercomputers
**Presenter: Dr. Pieter Boom**
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**Organized by: IRC for Construction and Building Materials**
30 Mar 2022 @ 01:30 PM
ZOOM
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- Motivation for a discrete approach to mesoscale modelling in solid mechanics
- Introduction to discrete exterior calculus
- Application to diffusion and elasticity in smooth and discontinuous media
- HPC implementation of discrete exterior calculus
- Active research areas and future directions