Abstract
Computational mechanics seeks to develop new methods for computer-aided prediction of physical phenomena that are of engineering importance. Multiscale modeling is one of the most popular research fields in material science and mechanical engineering, which can generally be grouped into microscopic, mesoscopic, and macroscopic regimes. Considering the complex behaviors such as fracture and heat transfer in heterogeneous materials, one now needs to develop computational tools to integrate models from microscales to macroscales.
The aim of this special issue is to present recent research developments in these fields. The researches cover various topics including numerical analysis, finite element simulation, and coupled model and their applications in mechanical engineering, for example, prediction of micromilling stability, image analysis of two-phase flow inside a centrifugal pump, dynamical behaviors of single-walled carbon nanotube, combined numerical and experimental analysis on erythrocyte damage mechanism, near-incompressible rubber problems, and stress intensity factor of quasi-brittle material.
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Acknowledgments
Editors would like to acknowledge all the authors that contributed to this special issue. We hope that this special issue would provide the readers with the latest trends in multiscale modeling and computational mechanics.