Particle and Continuum Aspects of Mesomechanics

This title brings together a variety of papers presented at the 9th annual Meso meeting in 2007. The topics selected for Meso 2007 are designed to illustrate the relation of thresholds to multiscaling: Flow through capillary tubes in contrast to pipes Laminar and turbulent flow transition Heat convection of thin wires in contrast to cylinders Electrical conductance of macroΓÇô and nanoΓÇôcircuits Rubbery and glassy polymers SingleΓÇô and polyΓÇôcrystal behavior Strength of wires and round cylindrical bars UniΓÇôaxial and multiΓÇôaxial material: linear and nonΓÇôlinear response Thin and thick plate behavior Brittle and ductile fracture Small and large crack growth behavior Low and high temperature effects Local and global material property characteristics Small and large bodies: size and time effects Specimen and structure