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A multiscale approach for the micropolar continuum model

Hiroshi Kadowaki¹, Wing Kam Liu²

1 Bridgestone Corporation, Tire Research Department, 3-1-1 Ogawahigashi-cho, Kodaira-shi, Tokyo 187-8531, Japan, kadowah@bridgestone.co.jp
2 Corresponding Author, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, Illinois 60208-3111, U.S.A, w-liu@northwestern.edu