{"product_id":"material-instabilities-in-solids-isbn-9780471974604","title":"Material Instabilities in Solids","description":"Modern, powerful computational methods, combined with major improvements in experimental techniques, have resulted in significant advances in the study of material instabilities. This book presents the latest research in the field of material instabilities in solid materials (soils, concrete, rocks, ceramics, metals, polymers and composites) and associated phenomena, such as strain localisation, fracture and failure in general. Collected within this volume are the cutting edge contributions from the prestigious IUTAM Symposium of 1997. A broad spectrum of materials is covered, with the emphasis on common aspects of failure, and a full range of experimental, analytical and numerical methods are addressed. In addition, the state-of-the-art, and recent advances covered in the book are summarised in the introductory chapter. No other treatise is available which is so up to date and compiled by such a broad spectrum of leading researchers. This book will find a wide appeal amongst practising engineers, researchers and students in civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and researchers and students in materials science. Introduction to Material Instabilities in Solids (E. van derGiessen \u0026amp; R. de Borst).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Stability of Layered Geological Structures: An Asymptotic Solution(Y. Leroy \u0026amp; N. Triantafyllidis).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Analysis of Shear Failure in Concrete Materials (K. William, etal.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On the Effects of Inertial Coupling on the Wave-Speeds ofElastic-Plastic Fluid-Saturated Porous Media (B. Loret \u0026amp; E.Rizzi).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Microstructured Solids: Non-Linear Model and Analysis ofMagneto-Elastic Wave Processes (V. Erofeyev \u0026amp; S.Kovalev).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thermodynamics of Crystal Viscoplasticity and Instability Phenomena(P. Perzyna).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Instability Issues in Single Crystal Plasticity (P.Steinmann).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On the Use of Strain-Softening Models for the Simulation of StrongDiscontinuities in Solids (J. Oliver, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Thermomechanics Based Theory and Analysis of Cracking Localizationin Concrete Dam under Earthquake Excitation (H. Horii, etal.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Localisation Patterns in Ductile and Brittle Geomaterials (J.Desrues).In-Plane Crushing of a Polymeric Honeycomb (S. Papka \u0026amp;S. Kyriakides).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Size Scale Effects inConcrete Fracture (M. van Vliet \u0026amp; J. van Mier).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Post-Peak Behaviour of Rocks and Natural Building Stones inUniaxial Compression (I. Vardoulakis, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inelastic Deformation of F.C.C. Single Crystals by Slip andTwinning (A. Staroselsky \u0026amp; L. Anand).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Effects of Strain Paths on Sheet Metal Limit Strains (P. Wu, etal.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Three-Dimensional Analysis of Localized Necking (A.Benallal).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Effects of Heterogeneities and Localization on Polymer Deformationand Recovery (M. Boyce \u0026amp; C. Chui).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Strain Localization and Void Growth in Polymers (A. Steenbrink\u0026amp; E. van der Giessen).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nonaffine Network Model for Glassy Polymer and Prediction ofInstability Propagation (Y. Tomita \u0026amp; T. Adachi).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Damage Localisation in Short Fibre Cementitious Composites (B.Karihaloo \u0026amp; J. Wang).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Fracture Instabilities in Heterogeneous Materials: Brittleness,Size Effects and Fractality (A. Carpinteri).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Compression Fracture-Mechanics of Damage Localization and SizeEffect (Z. Bazant).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nonlinear Modelling of Geomaterials and Self-Organization Phenomena(V. Nikolaevskiy).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Quasi-Static and Dynamic Characteristics of Strain GradientDependent Non-Local Constitutive Models (F. Oka, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Higher-Order Damage Models for the Analysis of Fracture inQuasi-Brittle Materials (M. Geers, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e On Gradient Regularization for Numerical Analyses in the Presenceof Damage (C. Comi \u0026amp; L. Driemeier).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Localisation of Damage in Quasi-Brittle Materials and Influence ofChemically Activated Damage (G. Pijaudier-Cabot, et al.).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nonlocal Damage Effects on Plastic Flow Localization under DynamicLoading (V. Tvergaard \u0026amp; A. Needleman).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Instabilities and Size Effects in Plasticity: Continuum andDislocation Approaches (H. Zbib).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Macroscopic Modelling of Stationary and Propagative Instabilities(L. Sluys \u0026amp; W. Wang).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Discussion of Strain Gradient Plasticity Theories and Applicationto Shear Bands (N. Fleck \u0026amp; J. Hutchinson).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e A Beam Theory for Gradient Continua (H.-B. Muhlhaus \u0026amp; P.Hornby).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Recent Progress on Gradient Theory and Applications (E.Aifantis).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index. \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRené de Borst\u003c\/b\u003e is a Dutch civil engineer who is known for his work on computational mechanics and fracture mechanics. Since January 2016 he is the Centenary Professor of Civil Engineering at the University of Sheffield.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eErik van der Giessen\u003c\/b\u003e is the editor of \u003ci\u003eMaterial Instabilities in Solids\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Wiley.\u003c\/p\u003e Modern, powerful computational methods, combined with major improvements in experimental techniques, have resulted in significant advances in the study of material instabilities. This book presents the latest research in the field of material instabilities in solid materials (soils, concrete, rocks, ceramics, metals, polymers and composites) and associated phenomena, such as strain localisation, fracture and failure in general. Collected within this volume are the cutting edge contributions from the prestigious IUTAM Symposium of 1997. A broad spectrum of materials is covered, with the emphasis on common aspects of failure, and a full range of experimental, analytical and numerical methods are addressed. In addition, the state-of-the-art, and recent advances covered in the book are summarised in the introductory chapter. No other treatise is available which is so up to date and compiled by such a broad spectrum of leading researchers. This book will find a wide appeal amongst practising engineers, researchers and students in civil, mechanical and aerospace engineering, and researchers and students in materials science.","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47989582856421,"sku":"NP9780471974604","price":412.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780471974604.jpg?v=1761784690","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/material-instabilities-in-solids-isbn-9780471974604","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}