Theory of Porous Media
Subtitle: Highlights in Historical Development and Current State
By: by Reint Boer
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Berlin, Heidelberg
Language: eng
Format: [electronic resource] :
Number of pages: 618
ISBN-13: 9783642640629; 9783642596377
Subjects: Mechanics; Engineering; Materials; Chemical engineering; Mechanical engineering; Geography
Description: Porous media theories play an important role in many branches of engineering, including material science, the petroleum industry, chemical engineering, and soil mechanics, as well as biomechanics. This book offers a consistent treatment of the material-independent fundamental equations of the theory of porous media, formulates constitutive equations for frictional materials in the elastic and plastic range, and traces the historical development of porous media theory. Thus, for the first time, a unique treatment of fluid-saturated porous solids is presented. The corresponding theory is explained by its historical progression, and its current state is thoroughly described.
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Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: The early era; title: The classical era; title: The modern era; title: Current state of porous media theory; title: Outlook.