Nonlinear elasticity and hysteresis: fluid-solid coupling in porous media

The book provides the reader with the knowledge, tools, and methods to understand the phenomenon of hysteresis in porous materials. As many challenges have been met only recently, the book summarizes the research results usually found only scattered in the literature, connecting knowledge from traditionally separated research fields to provide a better understanding of the physical phenomena of coupled elastic-fluid systems. The result is an invaluable self-contained reference book for materials scientists, civil, mechanical and construction engineers concerned with development and maintena.

Nonlinear Elasticity and Hysteresis; Contents; Preface; List of Contributors; Chapter 1 Dynamic Pressure and Temperature Responses of Porous Sedimentary Rocks by Simultaneous Resonant Ultrasound Spectroscopy and Neutron Time-of-Flight Measurements; 1.1 Introduction and Background; 1.2 Macroscopic Measurements; 1.2.1 Stress-Strain Measurements; 1.2.2 Temperature Variations; 1.2.3 Moisture Content Variations; 1.2.4 Vibrational Excitation Variations; 1.3 Motivation for Neutron Scattering Measurements; 1.4 SMARTS: Simultaneous Stress- Strain and Neutron Diffraction Measurements.

1.5 HIPPO: Simultaneous Step-Temperature Modulus/Sound Speed and Neutron Diffraction Measurements1.5.1 Sample; 1.5.2 Sample Cell; 1.5.3 Procedure; 1.5.4 Results; 1.5.5 Comparison/Reference Measurements; 1.6 Discussion and Conclusions; Acknowledgments; References; Chapter 2 Adsorption, Cavitation, and Elasticity in Mesoporous Materials; 2.1 Experimental Evidence of Collective Effects During Evaporation; 2.1.1 Porous Vycor Glass; 2.1.2 Porous Silicon; 2.1.3 SBA-15 Silica; 2.2 Adsorption-Induced Strain; 2.3 Thermodynamics of the Solid- Fluid Interface; 2.3.1 The Solid- Vapor Interface.

2.3.2 The Solid- Liquid I…