ISBN-13: 9781605950549
This important book contains 284 original and not previously published research papers on all phases of heterogeneous materials. The comprehensive nature of the book is revealed in its nine sections: Nanomechanics and nanostructure; Micromechanics and mesomechanics; Multiscale modeling and scale effects; Multi-physics modeling; Microstructure-property relations; Plasticity and creep; Damage and failure; Material design and structure behavior; and Biomaterials.