In Print: ‘Multiscale Structural Mechanics: Top-Down Modeling of Composite Structures Using Mechanics of Structure Genome’

In Print graphic featuring Wenbin Yu

Wenbin Yu, the Milton Clauser Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics, and his published book “Multiscale Structural Mechanics: Top-Down Modeling of Composite Structures Using Mechanics of Structure Genome.”

Publication title

Multiscale Structural Mechanics: Top-Down Modeling of Composite Structures Using Mechanics of Structure Genome

Purdue author

Wenbin Yu

Publisher

Wiley

Publication date

January 2026

About the book (from the publisher)

“Multiscale Structural Mechanics: Top-Down Modeling of Composite Structures Using Mechanics of Structure Genome” delivers a unified approach to composites modeling based on the concept of structure gene. Wenbin Yu, distinguished engineer, industry leader and author, brings together micromechanics and structural mechanics using the Mechanics of Structure Genome. This approach allows multiscale constitutive modeling for general anisotropic and heterogeneous materials and structures without invoking assumptions commonly used in other approaches.

The book introduces readers unfamiliar with vectors and tensors, continuum mechanics, micromechanics, and structural mechanics to the basics of each of these topics. It goes on to bridge the gap between micromechanics and structural mechanics, offering readers multiscale structural models that remain as simple as classical engineering models but with the accuracy expected of more complex theories capturing microstructural details.

About the Purdue author

Wenbin Yu is the Milton Clauser Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He is also the chief technology officer for AnalySwift — a composite simulation software provider. Yu is a fellow of the American Society for Composites and the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, and associate fellow for the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He serves on the editorial boards of nine international journals.

About the In Print series

To celebrate our faculty’s excellence in scholarship, Purdue Today’s weekly book series highlights faculty expertise across diverse subjects and disciplines. Find out more about the Purdue University Books Initiative and how to suggest a book for the In Print series on the Office of the Provost website.

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