Micromechanics of Composites: Multipole Expansion Approach is the first book to introduce micromechanics researchers to a more efficient and accurate alternative to computational micromechanics, which requires heavy computational effort and the need to extract meaningful data from a multitude of numbers produced by finite element software code. In this book Dr. Kushch demonstrates the development of the multipole expansion method, including recent new results in the theory of special functions and rigorous convergence proof of the obtained series solutions. The complete analytical solutions and accurate numerical data contained in the book have been obtained in a unified manner for a number of the multiple inclusion models of finite, semi- and infinite heterogeneous solids. Contemporary topics of micromechanics covered in the book include composites with imperfect and partially debonded interface, nanocomposites, cracked solids, statistics of the local fields, and brittle strength of disordered composites.

Introduces micromechanics researchers to the multipole expansion approach, a highly efficient analytical method that can be practiced without the expensive software and powerful computers required by computational micromechanics

About the Author
Prof. Volodymyr Kushch is Leading Research Scientist, Institute for Superhard Materials of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine. He is the author of Micromechanics of Composites as well as dozens of peer-reviewed papers. He has over thirty years of research and industry experience in micromechanics of composites and computational mechanics, with research interests that include advanced analytical and numerical methods in mechanics of heterogeneous solids, suspensions and bubbly liquids, computational materials science, mathematical physics, and more.

Reviews
"Kushch presents the multipole expansion method as an alternative to computational micromechanics for analyzing heterogeneous materials on the level of individual constituents. Being mostly analytical in nature, he says, it constitutes a theoretical basis for high-performance computational algorithms and has found applications in astronomy, physics, chemistry, engineering, statistics, and other fields." --Reference & Research Book News, October 2013



Book Information
ISBN 9780124076839
Author Volodymyr Kushch
Format Hardback
Page Count 512
Imprint Butterworth-Heinemann Inc
Publisher Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Weight(grams) 1220g