Ebook: Computational mechanics of composite materials: sensitivity, randomness, and multiscale behaviour

Composite materials play a vital role in modern engineering, from aerospace to nuclear devices. Computational mechanics endeavors to provide precise numerical models of composites. More recently, it has been necessary to take account of the stochastic nature of their behavior indicated by experiment. COMPUTATIONAL MECHANICS OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS stresses the advantages of combining theoretical advancements in applied mathematics and mechanics with the probabilistic approach to experimental data in meeting the practical needs of engineers.