This important book contains 284 original and not previously published research papers on all phases of heterogeneous materials. The comprehensive nature of the book is revealed in its nine sections: Nanomechanics and nanostructure; Micromechanics and mesomechanics; Multiscale modeling and scale effects; Multi-physics modeling; Microstructure-property relations; Plasticity and creep; Damage and failure; Material design and structure behavior; and Biomaterials.