Mechanics of Deformable Porous Media

Join us for a free, member-exclusive course exploring a systematic introduction to the mechanics of deformable porous media from a variational perspective, led by Yashar Mehmani (Pennsylvania State University)

Course Schedule: 

• Monday, August 3 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT)
• Tuesday, August 4 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT)
• Wednesday, August 5 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT)
• Thursday, August 6 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT)

What Will You Learn?

• How variational and energy methods (e.g., virtual work, dissipation potentials) provide a unified framework for deriving governing equations of solid mechanics.
• Computational approaches to plasticity, fracture, and large deformations, including phase-field modeling of crack propagation.
• How pore-scale modeling on geometries derived from imaging data reveals insights and challenges related to deformation and failure in porous materials.