Mechanical metamaterials, also known as architected materials, are rationally designed
composites, aiming at elastic behaviors and effective mechanical properties beyond ('meta') …

In this paper, we present a critical survey on homogenization theory and related techniques
applied to micromechanics. The validation of homogenization results, the characterization of …

This book uses asymptotic methods to obtain simple approximate analytic solutions to
various problems within mechanics, notably wave processes in heterogeneous materials …

Within this work we investigate the role that the microstructure of a poroelastic material has
on the resulting elastic parameters. We are considering the effect that multiple elastic and …

Elasticity determination by means of ultrasonic pulse transmission requires experimental
realization of non-dispersive, ie frequency-independent, wave propagation, be it in form of …

In the present work, anti-plane wave propagation with oblique incidence in a magneto-
electro-elastic multi-laminated composite periodic structure with perfect contact is studied. A …

Asymptotic homogenization is employed assuming a sharp length scale separation between
the periodic structure (fine scale) and the whole composite (coarse scale). A classical …

Propagation of P and SV waves in an elastic solid containing randomly distributed
inclusions in a half-space is investigated. The approach is based on a multiple scattering …

We develop a continuum model, valid at high frequencies, for wave propagation through
elastic media that contain periodic, or nearly periodic, arrangements of traction free, or …

Recently, the mesoscale of cortical bone has been given particular attention in association
with novel experimental techniques such as nanoindentation, micro-computed X-ray …