Wiley Particle and Continuum Aspects of Mesomechanics: Mesomechanics 2007

This title brings together a variety of papers presented at the 9th annual Meso meeting in 2007. The topics selected for Meso 2007 are designed to illustrate the relation of thresholds to multiscaling: Flow through capillary tubes in contrast to pipesLaminar and turbulent flow transitionHeat convection of thin wires in contrast to cylindersElectrical conductance of macro- and nano-circuitsRubbery and glassy polymersSingle- and poly-crystal behaviorStrength of wires and round cylindrical barsUni-axial and multi-axial material: linear and non-linear responseThin and thick plate behaviorBrittle and ductile fractureSmall and large crack growth behaviorLow and high temperature effectsLocal and global material property characteristicsSmall and large bodies: size and time effectsSpecimen and structure From the Inside Flap This title brings together a variety of papers presented at the 9th annual Meso meeting in 2007. The topics selected for Meso 2007 are designed to illustrate the relation of thresholds to multiscaling: Flow through capillary tubes in contrast to pipesLaminar and turbulent flow transitionHeat convection of thin wires in contrast to cylindersElectrical conductance of macro- and nano-circuitsRubbery and glassy polymersSingle- and poly-crystal behaviorStrength of wires and round cylindrical barsUni-axial and multi-axial material: linear and non-linear responseThin and thick plate behaviorBrittle and ductile fractureSmall and large crack growth behaviorLow and high temperature effectsLocal and global material property characteristicsSmall and large bodies: size and time effectsSpecimen and structure From the Back Cover This title brings together a variety of papers presented at the 9th annual Meso meeting in 2007. The topics selected for Meso 2007 are designed to illustrate the relation of thresholds to multiscaling: Flow through capillary tubes in contrast to pipesLaminar and turbulent flow transitionHeat convection of thin wires in contrast to cylindersElectrical conductance of macro- and nano-circuitsRubbery and glassy polymersSingle- and poly-crystal behaviorStrength of wires and round cylindrical barsUni-axial and multi-axial material: linear and non-linear responseThin and thick plate behaviorBrittle and ductile fractureSmall and large crack growth behaviorLow and high temperature effectsLocal and global material property characteristicsSmall and large bodies: size and time effectsSpecimen and structure About the Author George C. Sih, Office of Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, East China University of Science and Technology Moussa Nait-Abdelaziz, Lille University of Sciences and Technology, Polytech Lille, FranceToan Vu-Khanh, Universite du Quebec, Ecole de technologie superieure