This work reviews state of the art representative volume element (RVE) generation
techniques for heterogeneous materials. To this end, we present a systematic classification …

Freeze-thaw weathering is an important surface process and the complex underlying
processes can be understood as an interplay between rock properties and its dynamic …

The number of industrial applications of Computed Tomography (CT) is large and rapidly
increasing. After a brief market overview, the paper gives a survey of state of the art and …

A methodology is presented for optimal polyhedral description of 3D polycrystals from
experimental properties. This is achieved by determining, by optimization, appropriate …

FFT methods have become a fundamental tool in computational micromechanics since they
were first proposed in 1994 by Moulinec and Suquet for the homogenization of composites …

The initiation and propagation of short cracks are critical to the detailed understanding of the
failure mechanisms of engineering materials and structures. Therefore, for a safety critical …

X-ray diffraction contrast tomography is a recently developed, non-destructive synchrotron
imaging technique which characterizes microstructure and grain orientation in …

An algorithm is presented for characterization of the grain resolved (type II) stress states in a
polycrystalline sample based on monochromatic X-ray diffraction data. The algorithm is a …

Polycrystalline material properties depend on the distribution and interactions of their
crystalline grains. In particular, grain boundaries and defects are crucial in determining their …

In this study, a novel three-dimensional micro-mechanical crystal-level model for the
analysis of intergranular degradation and failure in polycrystalline materials is presented …