Generalized Continua as Models for Materials

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Holm Altenbach lehrt Technische Mechanik an der Otto-von-Guericke-Universität Magdeburg. Seine Forschungsschwerpunkte liegen auf verschiedenen Gebieten der Kontinuumsmechanik (Plattentheorie, Kriechschädigungsmechanik, Mechanik der Komposite).

From the Contents: Hierarchical architecture and multi-scale modeling of bio-inspired stimuli-responsive polymer nano-composites.- A multiscale modeling approach of waves in materials with inherent microstructure.- Coordinate-free derivation of anisotropic plate and shell models by asymptotic analysis: Coordinate-free derivation of anisotropic plate and shell models by asymptotic analysis.- A micromechanics-based model for shear-coupled grain boundary migration in bicrystals.- Preliminary application to higher gradient continua and gravitation.- Grain boundary modelling using a theory of dislocation and disclination fields.