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IUTAM Symposium on Theoretical and Numerical Methods in Continuum Mechanics of Porous Materials

Proceedings of the IUTAM Symposium held at the University of Stuttgart, Germany, September 5–10, 1999

  • Conference proceedings
  • © 2002

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Editors:
  1. Wolfgang Ehlers

    1. Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Stuttgart, Germany

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Part of the book series: Solid Mechanics and Its Applications (SMIA, volume 87)

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Table of contents (57 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxiii
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  2. Opening

    1. Introduction to the Porous Media Theory

      • R. de Boer
      Pages 3-12

    2. 2-D Localisation Analysis of Saturated Porous Media

      • B. A. Schrefler, H. W. Zhang
      Pages 13-18

  5. Numerical Aspects

    1. Numerical Solution of Soil Freezing Problem by a New Finite Element Scheme

      • J. Hartikainen, M. J. Mikkola
      Pages 61-66

    2. Space-time Finite Elements and Adaptive Strategy for the Coupled Poroelasticity Problem

      • K. Runesson, F. Larsson, P. Hansbo
      Pages 67-72

  7. Homogenization

    1. Effective Physical Properties of Sandstones

      • J. Widjajakusuma, R. Hilfer
      Pages 113-118

    2. Perspective of Computational Micro-macro-transition for the Posteritical Analysis of Localized Failure

      • C. Miehe, M. Lambrecht
      Pages 119-124

    3. Micromechanics of Unsaturated Porous Media

      • X. Chateau, L. Dormieux
      Pages 125-130

    4. Influence of Porosity on the Response of Fibrous Composites

      • S. C. Baxter, C. T. Herakovich, A. M. Roerden
      Pages 131-136
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During the last decades, continuum mechanics of porous materials has achieved great attention, since it allows for the consideration of the volumetrically coupled behaviour of the solid matrix deformation and the pore-fluid flow. Naturally, applications of porous media models range from civil and environmental engineering, where, e. g. , geote- nical problems like the consolidation problem are of great interest, via mechanical engineering, where, e. g. , the description of sinter materials or polymeric and metallic foams is a typical problem, to chemical and biomechanical engineering, where, e. g. , the complex structure of l- ing tissues is studied. Although these applications are principally very different, they basically fall into the category of multiphase materials, which can be described, on the macroscale, within the framework of the well-founded Theory of Porous Media (TPM). With the increasing power of computer hardware together with the rapidly decreasing computational costs, numerical solutions of complex coupled problems became possible and have been seriously investigated. However, since the quality of the numerical solutions strongly depends on the quality of the underlying physical model together with the experimental and mathematical possibilities to successfully determine realistic material parameters, a successful treatment of porous materials requires a joint consideration of continuum mechanics, experimental mechanics and numerical methods. In addition, micromechanical - vestigations and homogenization techniques are very helpful to increase the phenomenological understanding of such media.

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  • Institute of Applied Mechanics, University of Stuttgart, Germany

    Wolfgang Ehlers

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