Randomness in Mechanics of Materials

Martin Ostoja-Starzewski
Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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ABSTRACT: Microstructural randomness is present in just about all solid materials. When dominant (macroscopic) length scales are large relative to microscales, one can safely work within classical, deterministic solid mechanics. However, when the separation of scales does not hold, various concepts of continuum mechanics need to be re-examined and new methods developed. Ostoja-Starzewski focuses on scaling from a Statistical Volume Element (SVE) to a Representative Volume Element (RVE).

Category
Geomechanics
Start date
Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, 10:10 a.m.
End date
Friday, Jan. 22, 2016, 11:15 a.m.
Location

George J. Schroepfer Conference Theater, 210 Civil Engineering Building

Martin Ostoja-Starzewski

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