The last decades have seen a large extension of types of materials employed in various applications. In many cases these materials demonstrate mechanical properties and performance that vary significantly from those of their traditional counterparts. Such uniqueness is sought – or even specially manufactured – to meet increased requirements on modern components and structures related to their specific use. As a result, mechanical behaviors of these materials under different loading and environmental conditions are outside the boundaries of traditional mechanics of materials, presupposing development of new characterization techniques, theoretical descriptions and numerical tools. The book presents interesting examples of recent developments in this area. Among the studied materials are bulk metallic glasses, metamaterials, special composites, piezoelectric smart structures, nonwovens, etc.
Author(s): Vadim V. Silberschmidt, Valery P. Matveenko (eds.)
Series: Engineering Materials
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer International Publishing
Year: 2015
Language: English
Pages: 199
Tags: Theoretical and Applied Mechanics; Characterization and Evaluation of Materials
Front Matter....Pages i-vii
Finite Element Modelling of 2D Brittle Fracture: The Phase-Field Approach....Pages 1-21
Crystalline Deformation in the Small Scale....Pages 23-42
Methods of Stochastic Mechanics for Characterization of Deformation in Randomly Reinforced Composite Materials....Pages 43-78
Optimization of the Damping Properties of Electro-Viscoelastic Objects with External Electric Circuits....Pages 79-100
Bulk Metallic Glasses: Mechanical Properties and Performance....Pages 101-134
Constitutive Properties of Pure Indium in Wide Temperature Range....Pages 135-154
Metamaterials with Negative Poisson’s Ratio: A Review of Mechanical Properties and Deformation Mechanisms....Pages 155-179
Deformation and Damage of Thermally Bonded Nonwoven Networks....Pages 181-199
