Ph.D. Civil and Environmental Engineering
University of California, Los Angeles

M.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering
Carnegie Mellon University

M.S. Civil Engineering
National Central University, Taiwan

B.S. Civil Engineering
National Central University, Taiwan

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Research Interests

Publications

Journal Publications

• Hillman, M., Chen, J.S., and Chi, S.W., Stabilized and Variationally Consistent Nodal Integration for Meshfree Modeling of Impact Problems, Computational Particle Mechanics. (under review)
• Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., and Hu, H.Y., A weighted collocation on the strong form with mixed radial basis approximations for incompressible linear elasticity, Computational Mechanics, 2014. 53(2): p. 309-324.
• Boyce, B.L. et al., The Sandia Fracture challenge: blind round robin predictions of ductile tearing, International Journal of Fracture, 2014. 186: p. 5-68.
• Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Hu, H.Y., and Yang, J.P., A Gradient Reproducing Kernel Collocation Method for Boundary Value problems, International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2013. 93(13): p. 1381-1402.
• Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Hu, H.Y., Luo, H., and Wang, L., Dispersion and Stability Properties of Radial Basis Collocation Method for Elastodynamics, Numerical Methods for Partial Differential Equations, 2013, 29(3): p. 818-842.
• Hodgson, J., Chi, S.W., Yang, J.P., Chen, J.S., Edgerton, and Sinha, S., Finite Element Modeling of Passive Material Influence on the Deformation and Force Output of Skeletal Muscle. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 2012. 9: p. 163-183.
• Chen, J.S., Chi, S.W., and Hu, H.Y., Recent Developments in Stabilized Galerkin and Collocation Meshfree Methods. Computer Assisted Mechanics and Engineering Sciences, 2011. 18: p. 3-21.
• Guan, P.C., Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Slawson, T.R., and Roth, M.J., Semi-Lagrangian reproducing kernel particle method for fragment-impact problems, International Journal of Impact Engineering, 2011. 38: p. 1033-1047.
• Hu, H.Y., Chen, J.S., and Chi, S.W., Perturbation and stability analysis of strong form collocation with reproducing kernel approximation. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2011. 88(2): p. 157-179.
• Chi, S.W., Hodgson, J., Chen, J.S., Edgerton, R., Shin, D., Roiz, R., and Sinha, S., Finite element modeling reveals complex strain mechanics in the aponeuroses of contracting skeletal muscle. Journal of Biomechanics, 2010. 43(7): p. 1243-1250.
• Chen, J.S., Wang, L., Hu, H.Y., and Chi, S.W., Subdomain radial basis collocation method for heterogeneous media. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 2009. 80(2): p. 163-190.

Book Chapters

• Chen, J.S., Guan, P.C., Chi, S.W., Ren, X., Roth, M.J., Slawson, T.R., Alsale, M., Multiscale Semi-Lagrangian Reproducing Kernel Particle Method for Modeling Damage Evolution in Geomaterials, Advances in Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials, [Eds. S. Bonelli, C. Dascalu, F. Nicot], Springer Series in Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 2011. 11: p. 179-185.
• Yang, J.P., Chi, S.W., and Chen, J.S., "Image-Based Multiscale Modeling of Porous Bone Materials", in Multiscale simulations and Mechanics of Biological Materials, [Eds. S. Li and D. Qian], Wiley, pp. 377-401, 2013.

Conference Publications

• Chi, S.W., Siriaksorn, T., and Foster C.D., " Kernel Contact Algorithm for Simulation of Landslide with Meshfree Method," the 1st Computational Engineering and Science for Safety and Environmental Problems, April 13-16, 2014, Sendai, Japan.
• Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., and Hu, H.Y., "Radial Basis Collocation Method for Incompressible Elasticity", 5TH ASIA PACIFIC CONGRESS ON COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS & 4TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS, Dec 11-14, 2013, Singapore.
• Siriaksorn, T. and Chi, S.W., " Strong Form Collocation Method for Hyperelasticity," 5TH ASIA PACIFIC CONGRESS ON COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS & 4TH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS, Dec 11-14, 2013, Singapore.
• Chi, S.W., S.P. Lin., and Chen, J.S., "Modeling Fracture Process in Ductile Materials," ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Nov 15-21, 2013.
• Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., and Hu, H.Y., "Radial Basis Collocation Method for Incompressible Linear Elasticity", 12th U.S. National Congress on Computatinal Mechanics, July 22-25, 2013, Raleigh, North Carolina.
• Chi, S.W., Lee, C.H., Lin, S.P., Chen, J.S., "A Level Set Enhanced Kernel Contact Algorithm for Fragment-Impact Problems," South-East European Conference on Computational Mechanics III, Kos Island, Greece, June 11-14, 2013.
• Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Hu, H.Y., and Yang, J.P., "A Gradient Reproducing Kernel Collocation Method for Boundary Value problems." Abstract, 10th World Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 8-13, 2012, Sao Paulo, Brazil.
• Yang, J.P., Chen, J.S., Hu, H.Y., and Chi, S.W., "Mixed Reproducing Kernel Collocation Method," Abstract, Third International symposium on Computational Mechanics (ISCM III), Second Symposium on Computational Structural Engineering (CSE II), Taipei, Taiwan, December 5-7, 2011.
• Chen, J.S., Chi, S.W., Lee, C.H., Roth, M.J., "Stabilized and Regularized Meshfree Method and its Application to Fragment-Impact Problems," Abstract, 48th Annual Conference of Society of Engineering Sciences, Northwestern University, October 12-14, 2011.
• Chen, J.S., Chi, S.W., and Hu, H. Y., "Stabilized Galerkin and Collocation Meshfree Methods,"11th International Conference on Computational Plasticity - COMPLAS XI, Barcelona, Spain, September 7-9, 2011.
• Roth, M.J., Chen, J.S., Chi, S.W., Guan, P.C., Ren, X., Slawson, T.R., "Multiscale RKPM Formulation and Microcrack-Informed Damage Model for Fragment-Impact Modeling in Geomaterials," Proceeding, The 2011 World Congress on Advances in Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Seoul, South Korea 18 - 22 September 2011.
• Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Hu, H.Y., "Dispersion and Stability Properties of Radial Basis Collocation Method for Elastodynamics," Abstract, US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 25-28, 2011.
• Guan, P.C., Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Slawson. T.R., Roth, M.J., "Adaptive RKPM for Fragment-Impact Problems," Abstract, US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 25-28, 2011.
• Roth, M.J., Chen, J.S., Slawson, T.R., Boone, R.N. Ren, X. Chi, S.W., Lee, C.H. Guan, P.C. "Multiscale RKPM Formulation for Modeling Penetration of an Ultra High-Strength Concrete Material," Proceeding, Third International Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, May 26-28, 2011, Corfu, Greece.
• Chen, J.S., Guan, P.C., Chi, S.W., Ren, X., Roth, M.J., Slawson, T.R., Alsaleh, M., "Multiscale Semi-Lagrangian Reproducing Kernel particle Method for Modeling Damage Evolution in Geomaterials," Proceeding, 9th International Workshop on Bifurcation and Degradation in Geomaterials, May 23-26, 2011, Porquerolles, France.
• Chen, J.S., Chi, S.W., Lee, C.H., Roth, J.M., Slawson, T.R., "Micro-Crack Informed Multi-Scale Damage Model for Fragment-Impact Modeling," Abstract, IUTAM Symposium Linking Scales in Computations: From Microstructure to Macro-scale Properties, Florida, May 17-19, 2011.
• Chen, J.S., Chi, S.W., Hu, H.Y., "Stabilized Galerkin and Collocation Meshfree Methods," Proceeding, CMM-2011 - Computer Methods in Mechanics, Warsaw, Poland, May 9-12, 2011.
• Chen, J.S., Wang, L., Hu, H.Y., and Chi, S.W., "Subdomain Radial Basis Collocation Method for Fracture Mechanics," Abstract, World Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 19-23, 2010, Sydney, Australia.
• Chen, J.S., Guan, P.C., Chi, S.W., "Meshfree Kernel Contact Algorithms for Multi-body Contact," Abstract, World Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 19-23, 2010, Sydney, Australia.
• Morodan, C., Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., "Image Based Computational Metho for Bio-Mechanics," Abstract, World Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 19-23, 2010, Sydney, Australia.
• Hillman, M., Guan, P.C., Chen, J.S., Chi, S.W., "Fragment-Impact Modeling using RKPM Level Set Kernel Contact Algorithms, "Abstract, World Congress on Computational Mechanics, July 19-23, 2010, Sydney, Australia.
• Chen, J.S., Guan, P.C., Chi, S.W., "RKPM Level Set Kernel Contact Algorithm for Multi-Body Contact," Abstract, The First International Conference on Advances in Interaction and Multiscale Mechanics (AIMM'10), Jeju Island, Korea, May 30 - June 4, 2010.
• Chen, J.S., Guan, P.C., Chi, S.W., "Meshfree Kernel Contact Algorithms for Multi-body Contact," Abstract, BICTAM International Symposium on Meshfree/Meshless, Particle, and Generalized/Extended Finite Element Methods, Nanjing, China, October 12-16, 2009.
• Chen, J.S., Guan, P.C., Chi, S.W., "Meshfree Kernel Contact Algorithms for Multi-body Contact," Abstract, Fifth International Workshop on Meshfree Methods for Partial Differential Equations, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany, August 17-19, 2009.
• Wang, L., Chen, J.S., Hu, H.Y., Chi, S.W., "Subdomain Radial Basis Collocation Method for Heterogeneous Media," Abstract, 10th US National Congress of Computational Mechanics, Columbus, Ohio, July 15-19, 2009.
• Guan, P.C., Chen, J.S., Hu, H.Y., Chi, S.W., Slawson, T.R., Danielson, K.T., "Meshfree Kernel Contact Algorithms for Multi-body Contact," Abstract, 10th US National Congress of Computational Mechanics, Columbus, Ohio, July 15-19, 2009.
• Chi, S.W. and Chen, J.S., "Image Based Computational Method for Bio-Mechanics," Abstract, 10th US National Congress of Computational Mechanics Columbus, Ohio, July 15-19, 2009.
• Shin,D.D., Hodgson, J.A., Chi, S.W. Chen, J.S. Edgerton, V.R., and Sinha, S. "Prediction from Finite Element Modeling of Non-uniform, Region-dependent Strain of Muscle Fibers During Passive and Eccentric Rotation of the Ankle Confirmed by Phase Contrast MRI," Abstract, ISMRM 2009, Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, April18-24, 2009.
• Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Hodgson, J.A., Shin, D., Edgerton, V.R., Sinha, S., "A model-based mechanical rationale for mixed strains in the aponeuroses of contracting muscle," Abstract, FASEB, Experimental Biology meeting 2009, New Orleans, LA, April 18-22, 2009.
• Chen, J.S., Teng, H., and Chi, S.W., "Multiscale Modeling in Biomechanics," Abstract, The 32nd National Conference on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics, National Chung-Cheng University, Chia-Yi, Taiwan, November 28-29, 2008.
• Shin, D. Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Hodgson, J., Edgerton, V.R., Sinha S., "Three-Dimensional Muscle Models of the Human Triceps Surae Muscle-Tendon Complex," Abstract, 16th International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine (ISMRM), Toronto, Canada, May 3-9, 2008.
• Shin, D. Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Ahn, S., Hodgson, J., Edgerton, V.R., Sinha, S., "Finite Element Modeling of the Human Triceps Surae Aponeurosis using Phase Contrast MRI Data," Abstract, BMES 2007 at the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel, September 26- 29, 2007, Hollywood, CA.
• Chi, S. ., Chen, J.S., Shin, D., Hodgson, J., Edgerton, V.R., Sinha, S., "NURBS-Based Approach for Modeling Voluntary Contraction of Skeletal Muscles," Abstract, The 9th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics, San Francisco, July 22-26, 2007.
• Shin, D. Chi, S.W., Chen, J.S., Ahn, S., Hodgson, J., Edgerton, J.V.R., Sinha S., "Finite Element Modeling of the Human Triceps Surae Aponeurosis using In Vivo Force-Displacement Data from Phase Contrast MRI," Abstract, 2007 Joint Annual Meeting ISMRM-ESMRMB, May 19-25, 2007, Berlin, Germany.