ABSTRACT
This introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters of this book. The book presents multiple computational techniques. It provides multiscale analysis for composite materials and structures. The book discusses multiscale analysis of biomaterials using human bones as an example. Multiphysics analysis is the study of multiple physical behaviors as they interact with one another. In many cases, a single analysis is conducted, neglecting the interactive aspect of multi-physics because the single analysis is much simpler. Advances in computing capabilities as well as computational techniques contribute to the study of multiphysics and multiscale analysis. The finite element method is arguably the most popular and powerful computational technique to analyze continuous media. The finite element method was developed initially for structural analysis, and the technique has spread to other types of applications, including problems in fluid mechanics, electromagnetic waves, and so on.
