323 Mechanics and Physics of Multi-scale Porous Media

Ange-Therese Akono, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Gianluca Cusatis, Northwestern University

Ahmed Elbanna, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Ronaldo I. Borja, Stanford University

Zdeněk P Bažant, Northwestern University

The goal of this symposium is to discuss recent advances in the field of mechanics and physics of multi-scale porous media. We are broadly interested in all aspects of microporomechanics including but not limited to poroelasticity, poroplasticity, poroviscoplasticity, partially saturated media, double porosity and fatigue and fracture. In particular, we encourage contributions that seek to: (i) develop novel computational techniques to predict the mechanical response of multi-scale porous media (lattice particle models, microplane models, etc.) (ii) develop novel experimental and testing methods for the strength and failure (e.g. micro-and nano-scale testing, testing under extreme environmental condition, novel imaging techniques, etc.) (iii) develop thermodynamically consistent constitutive theories for rate effects and dissipation in porous media. (iv) develop new design tools for patterning microstructure and void distribution in engineered porous media to optimize their dynamic and static response.

Keywords: material systems, fundamentals of solids

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