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 maintenance of structures made of porous materials.

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 maintenance of structures made of porous materials.

PrefaceDYNAMIC PRESSURE AND TEMPERATURE RESPONSES OF POROUS SEDIMENTARY ROCKS BY SIMULTANEOUS RESONANT ULTRASOUND SPECTROSCOPY AND NEUTRON TIME-OF-FLIGHT MEASUREMENTSIntroduction and BackgroundMacroscopic MeasurementsMotivation for Neutron Scattering MeasurementsSMARTS: Simultaneous Stress-Strain and Neutron Diffraction MeasurementsHIPPO: Simultaneous Step-Temperature Modulus/Sound Speed and Neutron Diffraction MeasurementsDiscussion and ConclusionsADSORPTION, CAVITATION, AND ELASTICITY IN MESOPOROUS MATERIALSExperimental Evidence of Collective Effects During EvaporationAdsorption-Induced StrainThermodynamics of the Solid-Fluid InterfaceStress Effect on the Adsorption ProcessCavitation in Metastable Fluids Confined to Linear MesoporesTHEORETICAL MODELING OF FLUID-SOLID COUPLING IN POROUS MATERIALSIntroductionSytems and ModelsProblemsMechanical Response to Applied External ForcesFluid in the SkeletonFluid in the Pore SpaceSummary and ConclusionINFLUENCE OF DAMAGE AND MOISTURE ON THE NONLINEAR HYSTERETIC BEHAVIOR OF QUASI-BRITTLE MATERIALSNonlinear, Hysteretic, and Damage Behavior of Quasi-Brittle MaterialsMacroscopic Damage Model for Quasi-Brittle MaterialsPreisach-Mayergoyz (PM) Model for Nonlinear Hysteretic Elastic BehaviorCoupling the Macroscopic Damage Model and Damage-Dependent PM Model: Algorithmic AspectsMoisture Dependence of Hysteretic and Damage Behavior of Quasi-Brittle MaterialsMODELING THE POROMECHANICAL BEHAVIOR OF MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS SOLIDS: APPLICATION TO COALModeling of Saturated Porous MediaApplication to Coal SeamsConclusions and PerspectivesA THEORETICAL APPROACH TO THE COUPLED FLUID-SOLID PHYSICAL RESPONSE OF POROUS AND CELLULAR MATERIALS: DYNAMICSIntroductionTheoretical ApproachClosure ModelsDemonstration SimulationsConcluding RemarksSWELLING OF WOOD TISSUE: INTERACTIONS AT THE CELLULAR SCALEIntroductionDescription of WoodAbsorption of Moisture in WoodSwelling of Wood Tissue - Investigations by Phase ContrastPharametric Investigation of Swelling of Honeycombs - Investigation by Hydroelastic ModelingBeyond Recoverable Swelling and Shrinkage: Moisture-Induced Shape MemoryDiscussionHYDRO-ACTUATED PLANT DEVICESIntroductionGeneral Aspects of Plant Material - Water InteractionsSystems Based on Inner Cell Pressure - Living Turgorized CellsSystems Based on Water Uptake of Cell WallsSystems Based on a Differential Swelling of Cell Wall LayerBiomimetic PotentialIndex