Random Heterogeneous Materials: Microstructure and Macroscopic Properties

7R3. Random Heterogeneous Materials: Microstructure and Macroscopic Properties. - S Torquato (Dept of Chem, Princeton Mat Inst, Princeton Univ, Princeton NJ 08544). Springer-Verlag, New York. 2002. 701 pp. ISBN 0-387-95167-9. $69.95.Reviewed by HW Haslach Jr (Dept of Mech Eng, Univ of Maryland, College Park MD 20742-3035).Random heterogeneous materials are those composed of randomly distributed phases or different material domains such as composites or materials with voids. The various domains forming the microstructure have macroscopic properties because they are larger than molecules. A major problem is to develop a rigorous method of characterizing the microstructure. Probability functions are used to…