Download or read book Fractals and Fractional Calculus in Continuum Mechanics written by Alberto Carpinteri and published by Springer. This book was released on 2014-05-04 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is characterized by the illustration of cases of fractal, self-similar and multi-scale structures taken from the mechanics of solid and porous materials, which have a technical interest. In addition, an accessible and self-consistent treatment of the mathematical technique of fractional calculus is provided, avoiding useless complications.