Publications

Peer-reviewed work and thesis outputs

My publication record is centered on physics-based damage modeling for advanced high-strength steels. A complete and up-to-date list is also available on Google Scholar.

Journal Articles

Thermodynamically consistent damage evolution model coupled with rate-dependent crystal plasticity: Application to high-strength low alloy steel at various strain rates

S. Dayani, W. Muhammad, A. Brahme, F. Hekmat, T. Sabiston, K. Inal

International Journal of Plasticity, vol. 186, 104255, 2025.

Paper BibTeX

@article{dayani2025damage,
  title   = {Thermodynamically consistent damage evolution model coupled
             with rate-dependent crystal plasticity: Application to
             high-strength low alloy steel at various strain rates},
  author  = {Dayani, Sandipkumar and Muhammad, Waqas and Brahme, Abhijit and
             Hekmat, Fatemah and Sabiston, Trevor and Inal, Kaan},
  journal = {International Journal of Plasticity},
  volume  = {186},
  pages   = {104255},
  year    = {2025},
  doi     = {10.1016/j.ijplas.2025.104255}
}

Submitted / Under Review

Crystal plasticity and damage modeling for dual-phase steels

First-author manuscript submitted or under review. Links and full citation details will be posted after publication.

Crystal plasticity and damage modeling for quenching and partitioning steels

First-author manuscript submitted or under review, focused on retained-austenite transformation, phase interaction, and failure behavior. Links and full citation details will be posted after publication.

Research Direction

Physics informed machine learning for forming limit prediction

Current work connecting crystallographic descriptors, constitutive response, and strain path with DeepONet and other ML ready forming limit workflows.

Thesis

A New Crystal Plasticity-based Modeling of Damage Evolution in Advanced High Strength Steels under Varying Strain Rates, Temperatures, and Loading Conditions

S. Dayani

PhD Thesis, University of Waterloo, 2026. Successfully defended 4 August 2026.

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