Micromechanical Analysis and Multi-Scale Modeling Using the Voronoi Cell Finite Element Method

This book presents a comprehensive computational mechanics and materials science–based framework for multi-scale analysis of multi-phase, heterogeneous materials. It focuses on micromechanical analysis of deformation and failure using the Voronoi cell finite element method (VCFEM) developed by the author and his research group for the efficient and accurate modeling of materials with non-uniform heterogeneous microstructures. While the topics covered in the book encompass the macroscopic scale of structural components and the microscopic scale of constituent heterogeneities like inclusions or voids, the general framework may be extended to other scales as well. The book includes numerical examples and a CD-ROM with VCFEM source codes.