Micromechanics and Inhomogeneity

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxv

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2. An Inverse Problem in Nondestructive Inspection of a Crack in a Plate with an Inhomogeneity by Means of the Electrical Potential Method

   • Hiroyuki Abé, Yutaka Kanoh

   Pages 1-15

3. The Effective Thermoelastic Properties of Whisker- Reinforced Composites as Functions of Material Forming Parameters

   • David H. Allen, Jong-Won Lee

   Pages 17-39

4. On the Specific Damaging Effects of Surface and Near-Surface Inclusions

   • Marc-Henri Ambroise, Thierry Bretheau, André Zaoui

   Pages 41-64

5. On a Correspondence Between Mechanical and Thermal Effects in Two-Phase Composites

   • Y. Benveniste, G. J. Dvorak

   Pages 65-81

6. On Atomic Spacing in Large Regular Cubic Lattices

   • Bruno A. Boley

   Pages 83-88

7. Crack Tip Toughening by Inclusions with Pairs of Shear Transformations

   • S.-J. Chang, P. F. Becher

   Pages 89-107

8. Boundary Conditions at Interfaces

   • John Dundurs

   Pages 109-114

9. On Viscoplasticity and Continuum Dislocation Theory

   • Martin A. Eisenberg

   Pages 115-126

10. A Circular Inclusion with Slipping Interface in Plane Elastostatics

    • T. Honein, G. Herrmann

    Pages 127-136

11. Mechanical Properties of Cracked Solids: Validity of the Self-Consistent Method

    • H. Horii, K. Sahasakmontri

    Pages 137-159

12. The Elastic and Diffusional Interaction of Spherical Inhomogeneities in a Uniaxial Stress Field

    • William C. Johnson

    Pages 161-185

13. Analysis of Cracks in Transversely Isotropic Media

    • L. M. Keer, W. Lin

    Pages 187-195

14. Modified Green Functions in the Theory of Heterogeneous and/or Anisotropic Linearly Elastic Media

    • E. Kröner

    Pages 197-211

15. Inclusions With and Without Free Surfaces in a Plane Strain

    • J. K. Lee

    Pages 213-230

16. Interaction of Slip Bands in High-Cycle Fatigue Crack Initiation

    • T. H. Lin, Q. Y. Chen

    Pages 231-241

17. Elastic Behavior of Laminated Flexible Composites Under Finite Deformation

    • Shen-Yi Luo, Tsu-Wei Chou

    Pages 243-256

18. On the Basic Components of the Interaction Energy Between Two Infinitesimal Circular Defects in an Isotropic Elastic Body

    • Sitiro Minagawa, Hiroshi Ogata

    Pages 257-268

19. Successive Iteration Method in the Evaluation of Average Fields in Elastically Inhomogeneous Materials

    • T. Mori, K. Wakashima

    Pages 269-282

20. Effects of Nonmetallic Inclusions on the Fatigue Strength of Metals

    • Y. Murakami

    Pages 283-295

Toshio Mura has written extensively on micromechanics over the years, and in part due to his writings and many others in the field, micromechanics has gradually emerged as a recognized discipline in the study of mechanics of materials. The idea is to bring both the mechanics and physics on the micro­ scopic level to the macroscopic scale, so that the deformation and fracture processes of materials can be better understood. While much apparently remains to be done, this approach has already shed new light on certain selected topics and has proved to be fruitful. It is indeed a happy occasion to celebrate both Toshio's upcoming 65th birthday and the emergence of this young science at the same time. The volume contains thirty-seven original articles on the related topics of micromechanics and inhomogeneity; it is presented to Toshio by his friends, colleagues, and admirers as a wish for his good health and continuing pro­ ductivity. The contributors belong to both the applied mechanics and the materials communities, all with a common belief that micromechanics is an indispensable area of research. It is hoped that this somewhat balanced structure will make the volume more useful to a wider range of readers, and that in the meantime it will still reflect more or less the spectrum of Toshio's lifelong works. As Editors we have at the outset set the highest possible standards for the book, with a keen anticipation that the volume will be widely circulated for many years to come.

• deformation
• diffusion
• elastostatics
• mechanical property
• mechanics
• micromechanics
• plasticity
• statics
• wave propagation

• Department of Mechanics and Materials Science, Rutgers University, Piscataway, USA

  G. J. Weng

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Washington, Seattle, USA

  M. Taya

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980, Japan

  H. Abé

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