Material spatial randomness: From statistical to representative volume element

Probabilistic Engineering Mechanics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 112-132

  Ostoja Starzewski, Martin ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Random media; Representative volume element; Scale effects; Statistical volume element

Indexed keywords

CONTINUUM MECHANICS; ELASTICITY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEMS; MAGNETIC PERMEABILITY; PLASTICITY; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS; THERMOELASTICITY; VISCOELASTICITY;

RANDOM MEDIA; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT; SCALE EFFECTS; STATISTICAL VOLUME ELEMENT;

STATISTICAL METHODS;

EID: 33644916379     PISSN: 02668920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.probengmech.2005.07.007     Document Type: Article

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