Granular Micromechanics: bridging grain interactions and micromorphic continuum descriptions

On September 28, 2023 from 18:00 to 19:30 at the Mossa Hall (S2b) of the Santa Chiara Complex will be held the lecture Granular Micromechanics: bridging grain interactions and micromorphic continuum descriptions by Anil Misra (University of Kansas, School of Engineering, Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering).

Abstract: For many problems in science and engineering it is necessary to describe the emerging macro-scale behavior of materials formed of a very large number of grains by accounting for the micro-scale phenomena. Classical continuum theory is unable to take into account the effects of complex kinematics and distribution of elastic energy. The presentation will illustrate how to use the granular micromechanics approach to derive microstructure informed continuum models.

Short bio: Anil Misra, Ph. D., P.E., Fellow AAAS, ASCE, EMI, AIMBE, received his bachelor's degree in civil engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst. He is currently the Glenn L. Parker-James L. Tyson Professor of Engineering Mechanics in the Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department of the University of Kansas, Lawrence. He also serves as Associate Director of the University of Kansas Institute for Bioengineering Research.

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