Multiscaling in Molecular and Continuum Mechanics: Interaction of Time and Size from Macro to Nano: Application to Biology, Physics, Material Science, (Hardcover, 2007)

Contributors; Foreword; Technical Contributions; 'Deborah numbers', coupling multiple space and time scales and governing damage evolution to failure, by Y.L. Bai, H.Y. Wang, M.F. Xia, F.J. Ke; A multi-scale formulation for modeling of wrinkling formation in Polycrystalline Materials, by J.S. Chen, S. Mehraeen; A multiscale field theory: Nano/micro materials, by Y.P. Chen, J.D. Lee, Y.J. Lei, L.M. Xiong; Combined loading rate and specimen size effects on the material properties, by Z. Chen, Y. Gan, L. M. Shen; Discrete-to-continuum scale bridging, by J. Fish; Multiscale mechanics of carbon nanotubes and their composites, by X.Q. Feng; Analytical multi-scale methods for complex flows in process engineering: Retrospect and prospect, by W. Ge, F.G. Chen, G.Z. Zhou, J.G. Li; Multiscaling effects in TRIP steels, by G.N. Haidemenopoulos, N. Aravas; Ductile Cr-alloys with solute and precipitate softening, by S. Hao, J. Weertman; Multiscaling model of fatigue crack growth, by R. Jones, S. Barter, L. Molent, S. Pitt; Continuum-based and cluster models for nanomaterials, by D. Qian, K. Nagarajan, S.R. Mannava, V.K. Vasudevan; Segmented multiscale approach by telescoping and microscoping matter, by G.C. Sih; Mode I segmented crack model: macro/symmetry, micro/anti-symmetry and dislocation/skew-symmetry, by G.C. Sih, X.S. Tang; Tensegrity architecture and the mammalian cell cytoskeleton, by D. Stamenovic, N. Wang, D.E. Ingber; Mode II segmented crack model: macro/skew-symmetry, micro/anti-symmetry and dislocation/skew-symmetry, by X.S. Tang, G.C. Sih; Microstructure and microhardness in surface-nanocrystalline Al-alloy material, by Y.G. Wei, X.L. Wu, C. Zhu, M.H. Zhao; Grain boundary effects on fatigue damage and material properties: macro- and micro-considerations, by Z.F. Zhang, Z.G. Wang; Coupling and communicating atomistic and continuum simulation methodologies, by J.A. Zimmerman, P. A. Klein, E.B. Webb III; Author index; Subject index