Modeling and Mechanics of Granular and Porous Materials

Modelling of granular and porous materials in science and engineering touches all kinds of problems arising from the necessity to successfully describe the behaviour of materials naturally existing in our surroundings. The book brings together scientists in engineering and mathematicians interested in solid behaviour and experts in particulate material modelling. The modelling process is a critical tool for studying the analysis and experimentation of micromechanics and behavior of granular and porous material. The text focuses upon the most important techniques and models currently in use, looking at: mechanics of porous media; modelling of soil behaviour; flow and transport phenomena in particulate materials; numerical simulation methods; and numerical model for finite elastoplastic deformations. The text should appeal to research workers, graduate students, and scientists in applied mathematics, continuum mechanics, finite element methods, solid mechanics and hydraulics engineering.