Mark Christian Messner
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Argonne National Laboratory
Building 212
9700 Cass Ave.
Lemont, IL 60439
Phone: +1 (630) 252-6510
Email: messner@anl.gov
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Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, GPA 3.96/4.00(2011-2014)
Major: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Robert Dodds, Jr.
Dissertation: Micromechanical models of delamination in Al-Li alloys
Computational Science and Engineering Certificate
Master of Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, GPA 3.96/4.00 (2010-2011)
Major: Civil and Environmental Engineering
Advisor: Robert Dodds, Jr.
Computational Science and Engineering Certificate
Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, GPA 3.97/4.00 (2006-2010)
Major: Civil and Environmental Engineering, Minor: German
Degree awarded with Highest Honors and University Honors
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Principal Mechanical Engineer, Argonne National Laboratory (2016-)
Research topics: High temperature structural materials, design of high temperature nuclear reactors and
concentrating solar power systems, crystal plasticity, machine learning methods for materials and material
constitutive modeling, qualification of AM nuclear components
Supervised a teams of 2-3 postdocs and 1-2 staff on projects supported by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy and the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Agency
Managed a research portfolio with greater than $2 million per year in total funding.
Initiated several work on high temperature material simulation and qualification through several different DOE:NE programs.
Initiated funded projects in new topic areas on concentrating solar power and advanced manufacturing
Led work on the revision and improvement of several parts of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers Boiler and Pressure Vessel Code, Section III, Division 5 covering the design and construction of high temperature nuclear reactors
Postdoctoral Researcher, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (2014-2016)
Supervisor: Nathan Barton
Research topics: Multiscale material modeling of additively manufactured structured materials, modeling and
optimization of lattice-structured meta-materials, multiscale modeling of HCP metals
Research Assistant, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (2010-2014)
Supervisor: Robert Dodds, Jr.
Research topics: Parallel performance of WARP3D, crystal plasticity, mesoscale modeling of fatigue/fracture
processes, homogenization and multiscale damage calculations
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Doug Scarth Early Career Leadership Award for Outstanding Service to the Pressure Vessels & Piping (PVP) Division as an Early Career Engineer (2023)
Secretary of Energy Achievement Award (2022)
ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code Certificate of Acclamation (2022,2023)
Impact Argonne Award for Innovation (2020)
National Defense Science & Engineering Graduate Fellowship (2012-14)
University Fellowship (2010-11)
Tau Beta Pi (2008-)
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ASME (2016-)
ANS (2016-)
APS (2014-2016)
ASCE, EMI (2006-)
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Generation IV Forum: (2018-) Task Group on Advanced Manufacturing and Materials Engineering co-chair
ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code committee chair: (2020-) BPV III WG on Analysis Methods
ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code committee chair: (2018-2020) BPV III SWG on Inelastic Analysis Methods
ASME Boiler & Pressure Vessel Code committee member: (2017-) BPV III SG High Temperature Reactors, WG on Analysis Methods, WG High Temperature Flaw Evaluation, WG Creep-Fatigue and Negligible Creep; BPTCS/BNCS Special Committee on Use of Additive Manufacturing for Pressure Retaining Equipment, BVP I/VIII WG on Elevated Temperature Design
PVP Conference: (2017-) Technical Program Representative, co-Technical Program Representative, Honors and Awards Chair, Materials and Fabrication Secretary, track co-chair
WCCM/USNCCM: (2018-2019) track organizer
Reviewer for (past year): (2023) Materials Chemistry and Physics International Journal of Solids and Structures Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering Engineering Fracture Mechanics International Journal of Fracture Advanced Engineering Materials International Journal of Fatigue Journal of Dynamic Behavior of Materials PVP Conference Proceedings
External proposal reviewer for DOE:NE, DOE:EERE, DOE:FES, and the NSF. (2018-)
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Library User Committee member (2019-)
Volunteer at middle school/high school DOE Science Bowl (2015-)
STEM chat volunteer for local elementary and high schools (2020-)
Undergraduate and graduate student summer research program mentor (2017-2018, 2021-2023)
Qualification exam review course, course organizer (2013-2014)
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Alon Katz (Georgia Institute of Technology) (2018-2021)
Janzen Choi (University of New South Wales) (2022-)
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ART: Several work packages – $400k/year (2021-)
NEAMS: Structural Materials – $300k/year (2019-)
AMMT: Several work packages – $500k/year (2022-)
NDMQi: High Temperature Qualification – $200k/year (2020-2021)
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EPRI: Accelerating qualification of advanced material – $80k (2023-2024)
US NRC: Technical Assessment of ASME BPVC Section III, Div. 5 Composites Rules – $360k (2023-2024)
Argonne Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD): Microarchitected Composites – $300k (2022-2024)
US NRC: Technical Assistance Pertaining to Advanced Reactors - Assessment of Salt Properties, Stress Relaxation Cracking and Materials/Component Integrity – $150k (2022-2024)
DOE:HPC4Energy: An ICME Modeling Framework for Metal Matrix Composites Focusing on Ultrahigh Temperature Matrix Material with Tungsten Carbide Reinforcement – $300k (2021-2022)
DOE:EERE: Design Methods, Tools, and Data for Ceramic Solar Receivers – $955k (2021-2023)
DOE:EERE: High Temperature Receiver Design Package – $517k (2020-2021)
US NRC: Assess State of Knowledge of Modeling and Simulation and Microstructural Analysis for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies (AMTs) – $200k (2019-2020)
DOE:NE FOA: Modeling and Simulation Development Pathways to Accelerate KP-FHR Licensing (topic PI) – $500k (2019-2021)
DOE:EERE Gen3 CSP: Creep-fatigue design for CSP receivers (topic PI) – $375k (2018-2020)
LLNL TechBase: Adaptive smart materials – $65k (2016)
LLNL TechBase: Material model library for lattice structured meta-materials – $50k (2015)
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Proficient in German
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B. Barua et al. “Designing Cladded Components for High Temperature Nuclear Service: Part II – Design Rules”. In: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology 145.2 (2023), p. 021302.
Bipul Barua and Mark C. Messner. “Structural Design Challenges and Implications for High Temperature Concentrating Solar Power Receivers”. In: Solar Energy 251 (2023), pp. 119–133.
Amirfarzad Behnam et al. “Uncertainty Quantification Framework for Predicting Material Response with Large Number of Parameters: Application to Creep Prediction in Ferritic-Martensitic Steels using Combined Crystal Plasticity and Grain Boundary Models”. In: Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation 11 (2023), pp. 516–531.
Tianju Chen and Mark C. Messner. “Training material models using gradient descent algorithms”. In: International Journal of Plasticity 165 (2023), p. 103605.
M. C. Messner et al. “Designing Cladded Components for High Temperature Nuclear Service: Part I – Analysis Methods”. In: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology 145.2 (2023), p. 021301.
Mark Messner, Guosheng Ye, and T.-L. Sham. “A Structural Design Approach Tailored for the Rapid, Preliminary Design of Microreactor Components”. In: Nuclear Technology 209.sup1 (2023), S60–S72.
Holly D. Carlton et al. “Incorporating defects into model predictions of metal lattice-structured materials”. In: Materials Science and Engineering: A 832 (2022), p. 142427.
A. M. Katz, Davesh Ranjan, and M. C. Messner. “A Novel Approach for Bounding the Stress Experienced by the Core of Utility-Scale Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers Under Thermohydraulic Loads”. In: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology 144.4 (2022).
Aritra Chakraborty and Mark C. Messner. “Bayesian analysis for estimating statistical parameter distributions of elasto-viscoplastic material models”. In: Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics 66 (2021), p. 103153.
Aritra Chakraborty, Mark C. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. “A minimum creep rate for 2-1/4Cr-1Mo steel consistent with the ASME Section III, Division 5 rules”. In: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology 134.4 (2021), p. 044502.
A. M. Katz, M. Messner, and Davesh Ranjan. “A novel approach for bounding the stress experienced by the core of utility-scale printed circuit heat exchangers under thermohydraulic loads”. In: Journal of Pressure Vessel Technology (2021).
Andrea Nicolas, Mark Messner, and T.-L. Sham. “A method for predicting failure statistics for steady state elevated temperature components”. In: International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping 192 (2021), p. 104363.
Andrea Rovinelli et al. “Accurate effective stress measures: Predicting creep life for 3D stresses using 2D and 1D creep rupture simulations and data”. In: Integrating Materials and Manufacturing Innovation (2021).
M. C. Messner. “Convolutional neural network surrogate models for the mechanical properties of periodic structures”. In: Journal of Mechanical Design 142.2 (2020).
Dileep Singh et al. “One piece ceramic heat exchanger for concentrating solar power electric plants”. In: Renewable Energy 160 (2020), pp. 1308–1315.
M. C. Messner, V.-T. Phan, and T.-L. Sham. “Evaluating and modeling rate sensitivity in advanced reactor structural materials: 316H, Gr. 91, and A617”. In: International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping 178 (2019), p. 103997.
M. C. Messner et al. “A Method for Including Diffusive Effects in Texture Evolution”. In: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 125 (2019), pp. 785–804.
M. C. Messner et al. “Combined Crystal Plasticity and Grain Boundary Modeling of Creep in Ferritic-Martensitic Steels, Part 2: The Effect of Stress and Temperature on Engineering and Microstructural Properties”. In: Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 27.7 (2019), p. 075010.
Omar Nassif et al. “Combined Crystal Plasticity and Grain Boundary Modeling of Creep in Ferritic-Martensitic Steels, Part 1: Theory and Implementation”. In: Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 27.7 (2019), p. 075009.
Julie A Jackson et al. “Field responsive mechanical metamaterials”. In: Science Advances 4.12 (2018), eaau6419.
H. D. Carlton et al. “Mapping local deformation behavior in single cell metal lattice structures”. In: Acta Materilia 129 (2017), pp. 239–250.
M. C. Messner et al. “A crystal plasticity model for slip resistance and junction formation in HCP metals”. In: Modelling and Simulation in Materials Science and Engineering 25.4 (2017), p. 044001.
Mark C Messner. “A fast, efficient direct slicing method for slender member structures”. In: Additive Manufacturing 18 (2017), pp. 213–220.
J. A. Hawreliak et al. “Dynamic Behavior of Engineered Lattice Materials”. In: Scientific Reports 6 (2016).
M. C. Messner. “Optimal lattice-structured materials”. In: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids 96 (2016), pp. 162–183.
M. C. Messner, A. J. Beaudoin, and R. H. Dodds, Jr. “A grain boundary damage model for delamination”. In: Computational Mechanics 56 (2015), pp. 1–20.
M. C. Messner, R. H. Dodds, Jr., and A. J. Beaudoin. “Consistent crystal plasticity kinematics and linearization for the implicit finite element method”. In: Engineering Computations 32.6 (2015), pp. 1526–1548.
M. C. Messner et al. “Wave propagation in equivalent continuums representing truss lattice materials”. In: International Journal of Solids and Structures 73-74 (2015), pp. 55–66.
M.C. Messner, A. J. Beaudoin, and R. H. Dodds, Jr. “An interface compatibility/equilibrium mechanism for delamination fracture in aluminum-lithium alloys”. In: Engineering Fracture Mechanics 133 (2015), pp. 70–84.
M.C. Messner, A. J. Beaudoin, and R. H. Dodds, Jr. “Mesoscopic modeling of crack arrestor delamination in Al-Li: Primary crack shielding and T-stress effect”. In: International Journal of Fracture 188.2 (2014), pp. 229–249.
Pawan Chaugule et al. “Reliability comparisons between additively manufactured and conventional SiC-Si ceramic composites”. In: Submitted for publication (2023).
Tianju Chen and Mark C. Messner. “Uncertainty Quantification of Visco-Plastic Constitutive Model Parameters using a Hierarchical Bayesian Framework”. In: Submitted for publication (2023).
Hao Deng and Mark C. Messner. “Data-Driven Method for Modeling Creep-Fatigue Stress- Strain Behavior Using Neural ODEs”. In: Submitted for publication (2023).
Tianchen Hu and Mark C. Messner. “A Simple, Scalable Large Deformation Solid Mechanics Implementation in the MOOSE Framework”. In: Submitted for publication (2023).
Tianchen Hu et al. “A Three-Dimensional, Thermodynamically and Variationally Consistent, Fully Coupled, Electro-Chemo-Thermo-Mechanical Model of Solid-State Batteries”. In: Submitted for publication (2023).
Matthew Kasemer et al. “Effect of irradiation-induced strength anisotropy on the reorientation trajectories and fragmentation behavior of grains in BCC polycrystals under tensile loading”. In: Submitted for publication (2023).
Mark C. Messner, Tianchen Hu, and Tianju Chen. “Efficient, vectorized, implicit time integration for systems of ODEs”. In: Submitted for publication (2023).
Bipul Barua and Mark C Messner. “A Comprehensive Sample Problem for Section III Division 5 Design by Elastic Analysis”. In: ASME 2023 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2023.
Bipul Barua et al. “Design Data for Alloy 740H High Temperature Concentrating Solar Power Components”. In: ASME 2023 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2023.
Tianju Chen and Mark C. Messner. “A Universal Inelastic Constitutive Model for High Temperature Deformation.” In: ASME 2023 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2023.
Tianchen Hu and Mark C. Messner. “What Best Correlates to High Temperature Failure: Strain, Stress, Dissipation, or Something Else?” In: ASME 2023 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2023.
Bipul Barua, Mark C. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. “Design Charts for an Integrated Creep-fatigue Damage Evaluation Approach”. In: ASME 2022 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2022.
Bipul Barua, Mark C. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. “Nickel Cladded Structural Components for Advanced Reactors”. In: ASME 2022 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2022.
F. C. Brust, J. Sallaberry, and M. C. Messner. “High Temperature Flaw Evaluation Code Case: Technical Basis and Examples”. In: ASME 2022 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2022.
Pawan Chaugule et al. “Investigating Various Failure Models on Commercial SiC”. In: 28th SolarPACES Conference. 2022.
Mark Messner et al. “A Computer Design Tool for Ceramic Receivers”. In: 28th SolarPACES Conference. 2022.
Mark C. Messner. “A Viscoplastic Model for Alloy 800H for use with the Section III, Division 5 Design by Inelastic Analysis Methods for Class A Components”. In: ASME 2022 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2022.
B. Barua, R. I. Jetter, and T.-L. Sham. “Simplified Criteria with Reduced Testing Effort for Selecting Clad Materials for High Temperature Reactor Structural Components”. In: ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2021.
Bipul Barua and Mark Messner. “Fast Heuristics for Receiver Life Estimation and Design”. In: 27th SolarPACES Conference. 2021.
David Dewees et al. “Comparison of candidate steady loading elevated temperature design-by-analysis methods”. In: ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2021.
Michael McMurtrey and M. Messner. “Qualification Challenges for Additive Manufacturing in High Temperature Nuclear Applications”. In: ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2021.
M. C. Messner and T.-L. Sham. “A Viscoplastic Model for Alloy 617 for use with the ASME Section III, Division 5 Design by Inelastic Analysis Rules”. In: ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2021.
Andrea Nicolas, Mark Messner, and T.-L. Sham. “A Probabilistic Margin Assessment of the ASME Section III, Division 5 Primary Load Design Rules for Class A Components”. In: ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2021.
Andrea Rovinelli, Mark Messner, and T.-L. Sham. “A Comprehensive Comparison between Different Multiaxial Cycle Counting Procedures”. In: ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2021.
B. Barua et al. “Acceptance Criteria for the Mechanical Integrity of Clad/Base Metal Interface for High Temperature Nuclear Reactor Cladded Components”. In: ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2020.
B. Barua et al. “Development of Design Method for High Temperature Nuclear Reactor Cladded Component”. In: ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2020.
B. Barua et al. “Selection Criteria for Clad Materials to Use with a 316H Base Material for High Temperature Nuclear Reactor Cladded Components”. In: ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2020.
Bipul Barua, Mark Messner, and Dileep Singh. “Assessment of Ti3SiC2 MAX Phase as a Structural Material for High Temperature Receivers”. In: 26th SolarPACES Conference. 2020.
Aritra Chakraborty, M. C. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. “Uncertainty quantification of viscoplastic parameters for Grade 91 steel through Bayesian analysis”. In: ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2020.
M. C. Messner, R.I. Jetter, and T.-L. Sham. “A High Temperature Primary Load Design Method Based on Elastic Perfect-Plasticity and Simplified Inelastic Analysis”. In: ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2020.
Mark Messner and Bipul Barua. “A Fast Tool for Receiver Life Estimation and Design”. In: 26th SolarPACES Conference. 2020.
Mark Messner, Bipul Barua, and Dileep Singh. “Towards a Design Framework for Nonmetallic Concentrating Solar Power Components”. In: 26th SolarPACES Conference. 2020.
A. Rovinelli, M. C. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. “Investigating the Correlation Between Different Effective Stress Measures and the Service Life of Actual High Temperature Structural Components”. In: ASME 2020 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2020.
B. Barua, M. C. Messner, and M. McMurtrey. “Comparison and Assessment of the Creep-fatigue Design Methods for a Reference Gen3 Molten Salt Concentrated Solar Power Receiver”. In: ASME 2019 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2019.
B. Barua et al. “Design Methodologies for High Temperature Reactor Structural Components Cladded with Noncompliant Materials”. In: ASME 2019 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2019.
M. C. Messner, R. I. Jetter, and T.-L. Sham. “A Method for Directly Assessing Elastic Follow up in 3D Finite Element Calculations”. In: ASME 2019 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2019.
M. C. Messner and T.-L. Sham. “Isochronous Stress-Strain Curves for Alloy 617”. In: ASME 2019 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2019.
V.-T. Phan, M. C. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. “A Unified Engineering Inelastic Model for 316H Stainless Steel”. In: ASME 2019 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2019.
Y. Wang et al. “Development of Simplified Model Test Methods for Creep Fatigue Interaction”. In: ASME 2019 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2019.
M. C. Messner, R. I. Jetter, and T.-L. Sham. “Establishing Temperature Upper Limits for the ASME Section III, Division 5 Design by Elastic Analysis Methods”. In: ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2018.
M. C. Messner, V.-T. Phan, and T.-L. Sham. “A Unified Inelastic Constitutive Model for the Average Engineering Response of Grade 91 Steel”. In: ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2018.
M. C. Messner and T.-L. Sham. “Detection of Ratcheting in Finite Element Calculations”. In: ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2018.
M. C. Messner, T.-L. Sham, and Yanli Wang. “N-bar Problems as Approximations to the Bree Problem”. In: ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2018.
M. C. Messner et al. “A Basis for Applying Elastic Perfectly-Plastic Design Methods to Cyclic Softening Materials”. In: ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2018.
M. C. Messner et al. “Assessment of Passively Actuated In-Situ Cyclic Surveillance Test Specimens for Advanced Non-Light Water Reactors”. In: ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2018.
M. C. Messner et al. “The Mechanical Interaction of Clad and Base Metal for Molten Salt Reactor Structural Components”. In: ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2018.
M. C. Messner et al. “The Role of Material Modeling on Strain Range Evaluation for Elevated Temperature Cyclic Life Evaluation”. In: ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. American Society of Mechanical Engineers. 2018.
M. C. Messner, T.-L. Sham, and R. I. Jetter. “Verification of the EPP code case for strain limits evaluations by inelastic analysis method”. In: Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. Vol. PVP2017-65418. 2017, pp. 1–10.
M. C. Messner et al. “Modeling shocks in periodic lattice materials”. In: AIP Conference Proceedings. 1793. 2017, p. 080012.
Y. Wang et al. “Combined load and displacement controlled testing to support development of simplified component design rules for elevated temperature service”. In: Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference. PVP2017-65455. 2017, pp. 1–6.
Julie A Jackson et al. “Systems and methods for additive manufacturing to encapsulate transformative colloidal suspensions”. 10,661,549 (United States). 2020.
Mark Christian Messner. “A fast, efficient direct slicing method for lattice structures”. 10,723,079 (United States). 2020.
Tianju Chen and Mark C. Messner. High temperature inelastic constitutive models for the ASME Section III, Division 5 Class A materials. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-269. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2023.
Tianju Chen et al. An ICME Modeling Framework for Titanium/Tungsten-Carbide Metal Matrix Composites. Tech. rep. ANL-23/32. Argonne National Laboratory, May 2023.
Tianju Chen et al. Preliminary prediction of long-term aging and creep behavior of AM 316 SS. Tech. rep. ANL-AMMT-011. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2023.
Tianchen Hu and Mark C. Messner. A mechanistic model for creep and thermal aging in Alloy 709. Tech. rep. ANL-23/43. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2023.
Tianchen Hu and Mark C. Messner. NEML2: Efficient, vectorized material modeling. Tech. rep. ANL-23/44. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2023.
Mark C. Messner. Modeling support for the development of material surveillance specimens and procedures. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-268. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2023.
Mark C. Messner and Tianju Chen. Statistical Viscoplastic Model for 316H Steel. Tech. rep. ANL-23/05. Argonne National Laboratory, Jan. 2023.
Mark C. Messner et al. ASME Code Qualification Plan for LPBF 316 SS. Tech. rep. ANL-AMMT-009. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2023.
Mark C. Messner et al. MDDC Multi-length scale data architecture contribution report. Tech. rep. ANL-AMMT-001. Argonne National Laboratory, July 2023.
Dileep Singh et al. High Temperature Ceramic Heat Exchangers for the Gen3 Concentrated Solar Power Systems. Tech. rep. ANL-23/42. Argonne National Laboratory, Aug. 2023.
Pawan Chaugule et al. Design Methods, Tools, and Data for Ceramic Solar Receivers Year 1 Continuation Report. Tech. rep. ANL-22/48. Argonne National Laboratory, 2022.
Tianju Chen and Mark C. Messner. Initial development of viscoplastic constitutive model for Alloy 800H in support of the use of inelastic analysis methods for ASME Section III, Division 5, Class A applications. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-250. Argonne National Laboratory, 2022.
Tianchen Hu and Mark C. Messner. Improved Axisymmetric and High Temperature Material Structural Modeling in MOOSE and NEML. Tech. rep. ANL-22/44. Argonne National Laboratory, 2022.
Tianchen Hu et al. EEL: A MOOSE-based Application for 3D Electro-Chemo-Thermo-Mechanical Modeling of Solid-State Batteries. Tech. rep. ANL-22/67. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2022.
Mark C. Messner. ASME Code Revisions to Incorporate 316H and Alloy 617 Viscoplastic Constitutive Models to Section III, Division 4 and Code Case N-898. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-249. Argonne National Laboratory, 2022.
Mark C. Messner, Bipul Barua, and Michael McMurtrey. srlife: A Fast Tool for High Temperature Receiver Design and Analysis. Tech. rep. ANL-22/29. Argonne National Laboratory, 2022.
Mark C. Messner, Yoichi Momozaki, and Ed Boron. Report on Thermal Cycling Testing and Bimaterial Weld Development for a Passively Actuated Materials Surveillance Test Article. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-245. Argonne National Laboratory, 2022.
B. Barua et al. Draft Rules for Alloy 617 Creep-Fatigue Design using an EPP+SMT Approach. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-227. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
M. Messner and T.-L. Sham. Preliminary Procedures and Acceptance Criteria for in situ Structural Materials Surveillance for MSR. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-229. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
M. Messner and T.-L. Sham. Reference constitutive model for Alloy 617 and 316H stainless steel for use with the ASME Division 5 design by inelastic analysis rules. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-225. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
M. Messner et al. Microstructural Model for Creep-Fatigue Interaction in Grade 91 Steel. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-218. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
Mark Messner, Ting-Leung Sham, and Bipul Barua. Identifying Limitations of ASME Section III Division 5 for Advanced SMR Designs. Tech. rep. ANL-21/27. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
Mark Messner et al. Fabrication and Testing of Two Passively Actuated Creep-Fatigue Surveillance Test Articles. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-228. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
A. Nicolas, M. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. Comprehensive Margin Assessment of the ASME Section III, Division 5, Class A Primary Load Design Rules. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-226. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
A. Rovinelli, A. Venkataraman, and M. Messner. Initial framework for engineering-scale statistical creep-fatigue modeling. Tech. rep. ANL-21/33. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
A. Venkataraman and Messner M. An initial framework for the rapid qualification of long-term creep rupture strength via microstructural modeling. Tech. rep. ANL-21/34. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
Guosheng Ye and Mark Messner. Assessing the ASME Section III, Division 5, Class A Primary Load Design Rules against Creep Notch Effects. Tech. rep. ANL-21/25. Argonne National Laboratory, 2021.
Nicolas Andrea et al. Survey of Modeling and Simulation Techniques for Predicting Initial Microstructures for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. Tech. rep. ANL-20/21. Argonne National Laboratory, 2020.
B. Barua et al. Preliminary description of a new creep-fatigue design method that reduces over conservatism and simplifies the high temperature design process. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-194. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2020.
Bipul Barua et al. Design Guidance for High Temperature Concentrating Solar Power Components. Tech. rep. ANL-20/03. Argonne National Laboratory, 2020.
Aritra Chakraborty, M. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. Initial development of a method for correlating indentation test results to damage accumulation in high temperature structural materials. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-199. Argonne National Laboratory, Aug. 2020.
M. Messner and T.-L. Sham. An Initial Assessment of the Design Margins of Different ASME Section III, Division 5 Design Rules. Tech. rep. 2020. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2020.
M. Messner and T.-L. Sham. Initial High Temperature Inelastic Constitutive Model for Alloy 617. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-195. Argonne National Laboratory, Aug. 2020.
Mark Messner and T.-L. Sham. Initial development and verification of a primary load design method based on elastic-perfectly plastic analysis. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-201. Argonne National Laboratory, July 2020.
Mark Messner et al. Initial development of an in-situ, passive material surveillance test article for monitoring high temperature reactor structural components. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-198. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2020.
Lynn Brendon Munday et al. Multiscale-Informed Modeling of High Temperature Component Response with Uncertainty Quantification. Tech. rep. INL/EXT-20-59795. Idaho National Laboratory, Sept. 2020.
Andrea Nicolas, Mark Messner, and T.-L. Sham. Initial development of a high temperature life prediction method directly accounting for variability in material properties. Tech. rep. 2020. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2020.
Andrea Nicolas, Mark Messner, and T.-L. Sham. Preliminary design analysis workflow for Division 5 HHA-3200 requirements for graphite core components. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-197. Argonne National Laboratory, Aug. 2020.
Andrea Nicolas, Noah Paulson, and Mark Messner. Survey of Methods for Predicting Material Performance from Material Microstructure for Advanced Manufacturing Technologies. Tech. rep. ANL-20/40. Argonne National Laboratory, Aug. 2020.
A. Rovinelli and M. Messner. Identify the influence of microstructure on mesoscale creep and fatigue damage. Tech. rep. ANL-20/49. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2020.
A. Rovinelli, M. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. Initial microstructural model for creepfatigue damage in Grade 91 steel. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-202. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2020.
Guosheng Ye, Mark Messner, and T.-L. Sham. Example Evaluation of a Representative Heat Pipe Test Article Design for Structural Acceptability using ASME Design Rules. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-200. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2020.
Guosheng Ye, Mark Messner, and T.-L. Sham. Sample problems for Section III, Division 5 design by inelastic analysis of Grade 91 components. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-204. Argonne National Laboratory, Sept. 2020.
Robert I. Jetter et al. Background Information for Addressing Adequacy or Optimization of ASME Section III, Division 5 Rules for Metallic Components. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019.
Robert I. Jetter et al. Gap Analysis for Addressing Adequacy or Optimization of ASME Section III, Division 5 Rules for Metallic Components. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 2019.
M. C. Messner, V.-T. Phan, and T.-L. Sham. Development of the Technical Basis of a Unified Viscoplastic Model of 316H Stainless Steel for Incorporation into ASME Division 5. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-166. Argonne National Laboratory, 2019.
M. C. Messner and T.-L. Sham. Development of a Multiaxial Deformation Measure and Creep-Fatigue Damage Summation for Multiple Load Cycle Types in Support of an Improved Creep-Fatigue Design Methods. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-164. Argonne National Laboratory, 2019.
M. C. Messner and T.-L. Sham. Draft ASME Section III Division 5 Code Cases to Extend EPP Strain Limits and Creep-Fatigue Design Methods to Grade 91. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-165. Argonne National Laboratory, 2019.
M. C. Messner and T.-L. Sham. Inelastic Analysis Procedure based on the Grade 91 Unified Viscoplastic Constitutive Model for ASME Implementation. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-167. Argonne National Laboratory, 2019.
M. C. Messner et al. Initial Development of an Improved Creep-Fatigue Design Method that Avoids the Separate Evaluation of Creep and Fatigue Damage and Eliminates the Requirement for Stress Classification. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-168. Argonne National Laboratory, 2019.
A. Rovinelli et al. Initial Study of Notch Sensitivity of Grade 91 using Mechanisms Motivated Crystal Plasticity Finite Element Method. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-171. Argonne National Laboratory, 2019.
Y. Wang et al. Report on FY19 Testing in Support of Grade 91 Core Block Code Case. Tech. rep. ORNL/TM-2019/1280. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2019.
M. C. Messner, V.-T. Phan, and T.-L. Sham. Development of Grade 91 inelastic model for incorporation in ASME Division 5. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-137. Argonne National Laboratory, 2018.
M. C. Messner and T.-L. Sham. Development of ASME Division 5 Code proposal on temperature limits for simplified design methods. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-132. Argonne National Laboratory, 2018.
M. C. Messner and T.-L. Sham. Initial development and extension of EPP methods to Grade 91. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-133. Argonne National Laboratory, 2018.
M. C. Messner and Y. Yu. “Multiphysics Simulation of Thermal Striping for Determining Creep-Fatigue Life”. In: Transactions of the American Nuclear Society 118 (2018), pp. 1439–1441.
M. C. Messner, X. Zhang, and T.-L. Sham. Report on the completion of the development of processing map from as-cast Alloy 709 materials. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-142. Argonne National Laboratory, 2018.
M. C. Messner et al. Evaluation of methods to determine strain ranges for use in SMT design curves. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-138. Argonne National Laboratory, 2018.
M. C. Messner et al. Evaluation of statistical variation of microstructural properties and temperature effects on creep fracture of Grade 91. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-143. Argonne National Laboratory, 2018.
M. C. Messner et al. Finite element analysis of compliant cladding and base metal systems. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-134. Argonne National Laboratory, 2018.
R. I. Jetter et al. Report on an Assessment of the Application of EPP Results from the Strain Limit Evaluation Procedure to the Prediction of Cyclic Life Based on the SMT Methodology. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-96. Argonne National Laboratory, 2017.
M. C. Messner, V. T. Phan, and T.-L. Sham. FY17 Status Report on the Initial Development of a Constitutive Model for Grade 91 Steel. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-93. Argonne National Laboratory, 2017.
M. C. Messner and T.-L. Sham. FY17 Status Report on the Initial EPP Finite Element Analysis of Grade 91 Steel. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-94. Argonne National Laboratory, 2017.
M. C. Messner et al. FY17 Status Report on the Micromechanical Finite Element Modeling of Creep Fracture of Grade 91 Steel. Tech. rep. ANL-ART-95. Argonne National Laboratory, 2017.
Y. Wang, M. C. Messner, and T.-L. Sham. FY17 Status Report on Testing Supporting the Inclusion of Grade 91 Steel as an Acceptable Material for Application of the EPP Methodology. Tech. rep. ORNL/TM2017/388. Oak Ridge National Laboratory, 2017.
Brian Healy et al. WARP3D release 17.0: 3-D dynamic nonlinear fracture analyses of solids using parallel computers. Civil Engineering Studies Structural Research Series No. 607. University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011.
M. C. Messner. “Estimating the structural life of high temperature concentrating solar power components”. In: ASME Energy Systems Conference. 2022.
M. C. Messner. “Identifying Limitations of ASME Section III Division 5 For Advanced SMR Designs”. In: IAEA Technical Meeting on Codes and Standards, Design Engineering and Manufacturing of Components for Small Modular Reactors. 2022.
M. C. Messner. “High Temperature Receiver Design and Analysis Package”. In: DOE Gen 3 CSP Summit. 2021.
M. C. Messner. “Simulating high temperature structural failure in NEML”. In: Air Force Research Laboratory Seminar. 2021.
M. C. Messner. “Rapid qualification of high temperature reactor structural materials”. In: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Standards Forum. 2020.
M. C. Messner. “Rapid Qualification of New Materials Using Modeling and Simulation”. In: Nuclear Regulatory Commission Workshop on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies for Nuclear Applications. 2020.
M. C. Messner. “Structural challenges for high temperature receivers”. In: Next Generation Receivers Workshop. 2020.
M. C. Messner. “The interaction of environmental effects and mechanical damage in high temperature structural components”. In: NRC Advanced Non-Light Water Reactors – Materials and Component Integrity Workshop. 2019.
M. C. Messner. “Predicting long-term properties of nuclear reactor structural materials using physically-based models”. In: University of Wisconsin Applied Materials Division Seminar Series. 2018.
M. C. Messner. “The mechanics of lattice-structured materials”. In: ASME 2017 International Mechanical Engineering Congress & Exposition. 2017.
M. C. Messner. “Understanding the link between processing, structure, and performance in additively manufactured lattice materials”. In: New Industrial and Scientific Opportunities for Structural Materials: Data, Modeling, Manufacturing. 2016.
M. C. Messner, A. J. Beaudoin, and R. H. Dodds, Jr. “A multiscale model for delamination fracture in Al-Li alloys”. In: IUTAM Symposium on Ductile Fracture and Localization. 2015.