The Statistical Characterization of Material Microstructure and its Relation to Material Performance

将就与材料力学中的概率方法有关的研究领域连续举办两次年度讲习班。第一次研讨会将于1993年6月29日至7月1日在华盛顿特区的美国天主教大学举行。第二次研讨会暂定于1994年6月最后一周在CUA举行。研讨会将探讨以下主题：(1)材料微观结构统计性质的实验测定。这将包括从商业纯金属到复合材料的各种材料。(2)微观结构的统计量表征。(3)发展从微观结构的统计特性来预测材料宏观性能的理论。(4)开发加工方法，以获得具有给定统计性能的微观结构的材料。

Two sequential annual workshops on research areas associated with probabilistic methods in mechanics of materials will be held. The first workshop will occur during June 29-July 1, 1993 at The Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. The second is tentatively scheduled for the last week in June of 1994 at CUA. The workshops will explore the following topics: (1) Experimental determination of the statistical properties of the microstructure of materials. This would include materials ranging from commercially pure metals to composite materials. (2) Characterization of the microstructure in terms of statistical quantities. (3) Development of theories to predict the macroscopic properties of materials from the statistical properties of microstructure. (4) Development of processing methods to obtain a material with given statistical properties of the microstructure.