Advances in Extended and Multifield Theories for Continua

Book Overview

Continuum Thermodynamic and Rate Variational Formulation of Models for Extended Continua.- From Lattice Models to Extended Continua.- Rotational Degrees of Freedom in Modeling Materials with Intrinsic Length Scale.- Micromorphic vs. Phase-Field Approaches for Gradient Viscoplasticity and Phase Transformations.- Geometrically Nonlinear Continuum Thermomechanics Coupled to Diffusion: A Framework for Case II Diffusion.- Effective Electromechanical Properties of Heterogeneous Piezoelectrics.- Coupled Thermo- and Electrodynamics of Multiphasic Continua.- Ice Formation in Porous Media.- Optical Measurements for a Cold-Box Sand and Aspects of Direct and Inverse Problems for Micropolar Elasto-Plasticity.- Model Reduction for Complex Continua - at the Example of Modeling Soft Tissue in the Nasal Area.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3662520249
• ISBN13: 9783662520246
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 221 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"