Continuum Thermomechanics: The Art and Science of Modelling Material Behaviour (Hardcover, 2000)

Foreword. My Discovery of Mechanics; P. Germain. A Selection of Scientific Works and Publications by Paul Germain. Contributions. Double Diffusive Aspects of the Convection in Moist-saturated Air; P.A. Bois, A. Kubicki. Application of the Theory of Cosserat Media to the Elasto-plastic Behaviour of Polycrystals; M. Brocato, et al. From Clausius to Finite Elasticity, via Bridgman, Eckart and Ziegler; L.C.J. Brun. On Viscous Fluid Flow Near a Moving Crack; H.D. Bui, et al. Elastoplasticity with Aging in Aluminium Alloys; G. Cailletaud, et al. The Application of the Irreversible Thermodynamics to the Development of Constitutive Equations; J.L. Chaboche. On Micromechanics of Martensite Transformation in SMA and TRIP Steels; M. Cherkaoui, et al. Modelling of Coupled Effects of Damage by Microcracking and Friction In Closed Cracks; A. Dragon, D. Halm. Structural Plastic Microbuckling and Compressive Strength of Long-fibre Composite Materials; S. Drapier, et al. A New Method of Optimisation for Composite Structures; G. Duvaut, G. Terrel. Material Evolution in Plasticity and Growth; M. Epstein, G.A. Maugin. Thermoeleasticity of Second-grade Media; S. Forest, J.M. Cardena. The Power of Internal Forces in Solid Mechanics; M. Fremond. A Continuum Damage Model in Stress Corrosion; A. Gerard. Modelling Wetting Behaviour; H. Lanchon-Ducauquis, et al. Thermodynamics and Phenomenology; J. Lemaitre, et al. On the Thermomechanical Modelling of Shape Memory Alloys; C. Lexcellent, M.L. Boubakar. Thermo-mechanical Modelling of Nematic Polymers; D. Lhuillier. Multiscale Thermomechanical Approaches to SMA Behaviour; L.M.G.C. Regularization of Flutter Ill-posedness in Fluid-saturated Porous Media; B. Loret, et al.A 3D-numerical Thermomechanical Approach for Materials Cutting; P. Lorong, et al. From Clausius-Duhem and Drucker-Ilyushin Inequalities to Standard Materials; J.J. Marigo. Constitutive Relations Involving Internal Variables Based on a Micromechanical Analysis; J.C. Michel, et al. Adiabatic Shear Banding as an Example of Viscoplastic Flow Instability; A. Molinari. On the Evaluation of Damping in a Structure with Viscoelastic Components; P. Muller. Standard Dissipative Systems and Stability Analysis; O.S. Nguyen. Enriched Damage Models for Continuum Failure Analyses; G. Pjaudier-Cabot, R. de Borst. Constitutive Laws, Relaxation Thermodynamics and Lagrange Formalism; R. Rahouadj, et al. Second gradient Theory: Application to Cahn-Hilliard Fluids; P. Seppecher. Thermodynamics and Duality in Finite Elastoplasticity; F. Sidoroff, A. Dogui. Thermodynamical Description of Running Discontinuities; C. Stolz. List of invited contributors.