PROBAMAT-21st Century: Probabilities and Materials

PROBAMAT-21st Century: Probabilities and Materials
Title PROBAMAT-21st Century: Probabilities and Materials PDF eBook
Author G.N. Frantziskonis
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 615
Release 2012-12-06
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 9401152160

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There are numerous technological materials - such as metals, polymers, ceramics, concrete, and many others - that vary in properties and serviceability. However, the almost universal common theme to most real materials is that their properties depend on the scale at which the analysis or observation takes place and at each scale "probabilities" play an important role. Here the word "probabilities" is used in a wider than the classical sense. In order to increase the efficiency and serviceability of these materials, researchers from NATO, CP and other countries were brought together to exchange knowledge and develop avenues for progress and applications in the st 21 century. The workshop began by reviewing progress in the subject area over the past few years and by identifying key questions that remain open. One point was how to observe/measure material properties at different scales and whether a probabilistic approach, at each scale, was always applicable and advantageous. The wide range of materials, from wood to advanced metals and from concrete to complex advanced composites, and the diversity of applications, e.g. fatigue, fracture, deformation, etc., were recognized as "obstacles" in identifying a "universal" approach.

Geomechanics from Micro to Macro

Geomechanics from Micro to Macro
Title Geomechanics from Micro to Macro PDF eBook
Author Kenichi Soga
Publisher CRC Press
Pages 1668
Release 2014-08-26
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 1315737329

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Geomechanics from Micro to Macro contains 268 papers presented at the International Symposium on Geomechanics from Micro and Macro (IS-Cambridge, UK, 1-3 September 2014). The symposium created a forum for the dissemination of new advances in the micro-macro relations of geomaterial behaviour and its modelling. The papers on experimental investigati

Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage

Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage
Title Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage PDF eBook
Author D. Miannay
Publisher Elsevier
Pages 755
Release 2000-11-03
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 0080552757

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Since its inception in 1991, EUROMAT has been held each year on behalf of the Federation of European Materials Societies (FEMS), and alternates between general and topical prospectives. This year's theme, Advances in Mechanical Behaviour, Plasticity and Damage, was proposed by the Societe Francaise de Metallurgie et de Materiaux (SF2M) to FEMS.This publication contains a selection of papers presented at the EUROMAT 2000 Conference, held in Tours, France on 7-9 November 2000. The aim of this Conference was to concentrate mainly on recent advances made in the investigation of the relationship between microstructures of materials and their mechanical behaviour; including, fundamentals, modelling and applications. Encompassed in the Conference's aim is the nurturing of the synergistic effect between the theoretical and applied areas in this field. This was achieved by addressing important basic and practical aspects of the mechanical behaviour and damage of materials whilst also providing significant links between various complementary approaches. All kinds of materials are covered and topics that were covered include the mechanics of solid polymers, microstructurs and micromechanisms, and the collective behavior of defects which looks at the interaction of multiple defects in a system.

Structural Reliability

Structural Reliability
Title Structural Reliability PDF eBook
Author Maurice Lemaire
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 356
Release 2013-03-01
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 111862310X

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This book describes the main methods used in the reliability of structures and their use in the design process leading to reliable products. This title provides the understanding needed to implement the variety of new reliability software programs.

Computational Mesomechanics of Composites

Computational Mesomechanics of Composites
Title Computational Mesomechanics of Composites PDF eBook
Author Leon L. Mishnaevsky, Jr
Publisher John Wiley & Sons
Pages 294
Release 2007-08-20
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 9780470513187

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Mechanical properties of composite materials can be improved by tailoring their microstructures. Optimal microstructures of composites, which ensure desired properties of composite materials, can be determined in computational experiments. The subject of this book is the computational analysis of interrelations between mechanical properties (e.g., strength, damage resistance stiffness) and microstructures of composites. The methods of mesomechanics of composites are reviewed, and applied to the modelling of the mechanical behaviour of different groups of composites. Individual chapters are devoted to the computational analysis of the microstructure- mechanical properties relationships of particle reinforced composites, functionally graded and particle clusters reinforced composites, interpenetrating phase and unidirectional fiber reinforced composites, and machining tools materials.

Nondestructive Characterization and Imaging of Wood

Nondestructive Characterization and Imaging of Wood
Title Nondestructive Characterization and Imaging of Wood PDF eBook
Author Voichita Bucur
Publisher Springer Science & Business Media
Pages 361
Release 2013-03-14
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 3662089866

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This book on the Nondestructive Characterization and Imaging of Wood by Professor Voichita Bucur is truly the most outstanding reference on the subject ever written. Since the origins of mankind, wood has played a key role in the history of humans and other living creatures, ranging from provision of life from trees giving air, heat, light, and food to nourish their bodies to structures to protect them from the elements. Wood has also played a key role in one of the world's primary religions. Nondestructive diagnostics methods have long found application in medi cal practice for examination of the human body in order to detect life threatening abnormalities and permit diagnosis to extend life. Nondestructive testing has been used for many years to insure the safety of machinery, air craft, railroads, tunnels, buildings and many other structures. Therefore, it is timely for a treatise, like the present one, to be written describing how wood can be characterized without employing destructive test methods. Since wood is so valuable to mankind, it is important to know the latest methods to nondestructively characterize wood for all practical applications.

Aspects of Structural Reliability

Aspects of Structural Reliability
Title Aspects of Structural Reliability PDF eBook
Author Michael H. Faber
Publisher Herbert Utz Verlag
Pages 149
Release 2007
Genre
ISBN 3831607524

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