Probamat-21st Century: Probabilities and Materials: Tests, Models and Applications for the 21st Century (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789401061964)

There are numerous technological materials - such as metals, polymers, ceramics, concrete, and many others - that vary in properties and serviceability. However, the almost universal common theme to most real materials is that their properties depend on the scale at which the analysis or observation takes place and at each scale "probabilities" play an important role. Here the word "probabilities" is used in a wider than the classical sense. In order to increase the efficiency and serviceability of these materials, researchers from NATO, CP and other countries were brought together to exchange knowledge and develop avenues for progress and applications in the st 21 century. The workshop began by reviewing progress in the subject area over the past few years and by identifying key questions that remain open. One point was how to observe/measure material properties at different scales and whether a probabilistic approach, at each scale, was always applicable and advantageous. The wide range of materials, from wood to advanced metals and from concrete to complex advanced composites, and the diversity of applications, e.g. fatigue, fracture, deformation, etc., were recognized as "obstacles" in identifying a "universal" approach.

Author: G. N. Frantziskonis
ISBN-10: 9401061963
ISBN-13: 9789401061964
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 11/09/2012
Pages: 615
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.93lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 1.28d