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Porous Media in the Light of History

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The History of Theoretical, Material and Computational Mechanics - Mathematics Meets Mechanics and Engineering

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At the end of the 18th century, serious problems in dike constructions in Northern Germany and the need to understand coupled solid-water problems initiated first attempts to describe porous media. Many attempts followed until a sound Theory of Porous Media was born on the basis of continuum mechanics of multi-component materials with multi-physical properties.

The present article roughly describes the development of the Theory of Porous Media from its origins to contemporary applications, thus presenting porous media in the light of history.

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Ehlers, W. (2014). Porous Media in the Light of History. In: Stein, E. (eds) The History of Theoretical, Material and Computational Mechanics - Mathematics Meets Mechanics and Engineering. Lecture Notes in Applied Mathematics and Mechanics, vol 1. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39905-3_13

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