Woodhead Publishing Multiscale Materials Modelling (Woodhead Publishing Series in Civil and Structural Engineering): Fundamentals and Applications

The survival and success of many future industries relies heavily on engineered materials and products with improved performance available at relatively low cost. This demands not only the rapid development of new/improved processing techniques but also a better understanding and control of the materials themselves, their structure and properties. The aim of multiscale modelling is to predict the behaviour of materials from their fundamental atomic structure. This emerging technique is revolutionising our understanding of material properties and how they can be altered. This important book reviews both the principles of multiscale materials modelling and the ways it can be applied to understand and improve the performance of structural materials. Key Features: reviews the principles and applications of mult-scale materials modelling; covers themes such as dislocation behaviour and plasticity and the modelling of structural materials; examines the spectrum of scales in modelling methodologies, including electronic structure calculations, mesoscale and continuum modelling; written by an international team of contributors. Contents: The role of ab initio electronic structure calculations in multiscale modelling of materials; Modelling dislocation behaviour at the continuum level; Phase field modelling of material microstructure; Mesoscale modelling of grain growth and microstructure in polycrystalline materials; Finite element and homogenisation modelling of materials; Grain-continuum modelling of material behaviour; Coupled atomistic/continuum modelling of plasticity in materials; Multiscale modelling of carbon nanostructures; Multiscale modelling of structural materials.