Random Heterogeneous Materials

The interdisciplinary subject of random heterogeneous materials has experienced remarkable growth since the publication of the well-known monograph Statistical Con­ tinuum Theories by Beran ( 1968). Many of these advances, especially those concerning the statistical characterization of the microstructure and its effect on the physical prop­ erties of the material, have not been treated fully in any book. One of the intents of the present book is to fill this gap. This book also distinguishes its