Advances in Micromechanical Behavior of Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Construction and Building Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 28654
Special Issue Editor
Interests: material characterization; non-destructive testing; fracture mechanics; algebraic formulation; multi-scale numerical modelling; composite materials; reinforced concrete; masonry structures; earthen buildings; additive 3D printing in construction.
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The purpose of this Special Issue is to provide essential readings to researchers interested in the current developments in materials mechanics, with particular attention to the mechanics of heterogeneous materials. The published papers will share the common goal of building continuum models based on the micro-behavior of materials.
Micro-mechanics describes the mechanical behavior starting from the grain scale level, which relates the microscopic parameters to macroscopic behavior. The first studies in this field were developed starting from experimental results, while, more recently, many numerical methods helped researchers to model the overall mechanical behavior derived from the changes in the internal structures, from component properties, and from interactions between aggregates and matrix.
I am pleased to invite you to submit new studies on experimental techniques, constitutive theories, and modeling methods related to micro-mechanics. The main topics to be covered include, but are not limited to, size-effect, strain-softening, dilatancy, creep, material anisotropy, and heterogeneity resulting from the shape and distribution of aggregates within the matrix, and by the way in which the relative positions of the aggregates change during deformation. Advantages, limitations, perspectives, and needs for future research of the proposed micro-mechanical approaches must also be discussed. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcomed.
Dr. Elena Ferretti
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Material characterization
- Constitutive relations of heterogeneous materials
- Numerical modeling
- Multi-scale modeling
- Size-effect
- Strain-softening
- Creep and viscosity
- Deformation-induced anisotropy
- Deformation-induced heterogeneity
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