Fundamental studies of the modeling and analysis of the mechanical behaviour of advanced materials

在开发、设计或测试新结构的创新想法时，“构建”模型而不是测试实际结构本身通常更便宜，也更方便。 基本上有两种类型的模型：物理模型（通常按比例建造）和理论模型。 理论模型使用数学语言来描述所考虑的结构，即，将结构的物理特性转换为数学，分析，然后转换回真实的物理信息。 因此，理论模型可用于预测和分析真实的物理结构的行为。然后，所获得的信息使工程师能够为特定目的设计和开发最有效和最具成本效益的结构。在设计和制造用于从生物医学到纳米技术等应用的新型先进材料时，该过程特别有效。

When developing, designing or testing innovative ideas for new structures, it is often less expensive and more convenient to 'build' a model instead of testing the actual structure itself. There are basically two types of models: physical (usually built to scale) and theoretical. Theoretical models describe the structure under consideration using the language of mathematics, that is, physical characteristics of the structure are translated into mathematics, analyzed and then translated back into real physical information. A theoretical model can thus be used to predict and analyze the behaviour of a real physical stucture. The information obtained then allows engineers to design and develop the most efficient and cost-effective structure for a particular purpose. This procedure is particularly effective when designing and manufacturing new advanced materials used in applications ranging from biomedical to nanotechnology.