Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures [electronic resource] / edited by Young W. Kwon, David H. Allen, Ramesh Talreja.

Account for Random Microstructure in Multiscale Models -- Multiscale Modeling of Tensile Failure in Fiber-Reinforced Composites -- Adaptive Concurrent Multi-Level Model for Multiscale Analysis of Composite Materials Including Damage -- Multiscale and Multilevel Modeling of Composites -- A Micromechanics-Based Notion of Stress for Use in the Determination of Continuum-Level Mechanical Properties via Molecular Dynamics -- Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Deformation in Nanoscale Metallic Multilayered Composites -- Multiscale Modeling of Composites Using Analytical Methods -- Nested Nonlinear Multiscale Frameworks for the Analysis of Thick-Section Composite Materials and Structures -- Predicting Thermooxidative Degradation and Performance of High-Temperature Polymer Matrix Composites -- Modeling of Stiffness, Strength, and Structure–Property Relationship in Crosslinked Silica Aerogel -- Multiscale Modeling of the Evolution of Damage in Heterogeneous Viscoelastic Solids -- Multiscale Modeling for Damage Analysis -- Hierarchical Modeling of Deformation of Materials from the Atomic to the Continuum Scale.

Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures presents the state of the art in multiscale modeling and simulation techniques for composite materials and structures. The text focuses on the structural and functional properties of engineering composites and the sustainable high performance of components and structures. With contributions from leading experts in the field, Multiscale Modeling and Simulation of Composite Materials and Structures proves to be an invaluable resource for researchers, graduate students and engineers in the field of Composite Materials.