Micromechanics of Composites: Multipole Expansion Approach - Hardcover

Kushch, Volodymyr

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0124076831 ISBN 13: 9780124076839

Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann, 2013

Synopsis

Micromechanics of Composites: Multipole Expansion Approach is the first book to introduce micromechanics researchers to a more efficient and accurate alternative to computational micromechanics, which requires heavy computational effort and the need to extract meaningful data from a multitude of numbers produced by finite element software code. In this book Dr. Kushch demonstrates the development of the multipole expansion method, including recent new results in the theory of special functions and rigorous convergence proof of the obtained series solutions. The complete analytical solutions and accurate numerical data contained in the book have been obtained in a unified manner for a number of the multiple inclusion models of finite, semi- and infinite heterogeneous solids. Contemporary topics of micromechanics covered in the book include composites with imperfect and partially debonded interface, nanocomposites, cracked solids, statistics of the local fields, and brittle strength of disordered composites.

• Contains detailed analytical and numerical analyses of a variety of micromechanical multiple inclusion models, providing clear insight into the physical nature of the problems under study
• Provides researchers with a reliable theoretical framework for developing the micromechanical theories of a composite’s strength, brittle/fatigue damage development and other properties
• Includes a large amount of highly accurate numerical data and plots for a variety of model problems, serving as a benchmark for testing the applicability of existing approximate models and accuracy of numerical solutions

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Review:

"Kushch presents the multipole expansion method as an alternative to computational micromechanics for analyzing heterogeneous materials on the level of individual constituents. Being mostly analytical in nature, he says, it constitutes a theoretical basis for high-performance computational algorithms and has found applications in astronomy, physics, chemistry, engineering, statistics, and other fields."--Reference & Research Book News, October 2013

About the Author:

Dr. Volodymyr Kushch has thirty years of successful experience in Micromechanics of Composite Materials and Computational Mechanics, including

- Advanced analytical and numerical methods in composite mechanics;

- Particulate and fiber reinforced solid composites;

- Suspensions and bubbly liquids;

- Multiscale analysis of composite materials;

- Computational solid mechanics and materials science;

- Methods of mathematical physics and theory of special functions;

- FEA simulation of technological processes;

- Applied software development.

About this edition

• Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0124076831
• ISBN 13: 9780124076839
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 560