Abstract
Abstract The modelling of inhomogeneities within materials is a complex task that takes a large amount of computational time. With ever increasing commercial pressures within manufacturing industry for enhanced design, the heterogeneous deformation characteristics of materials is an area that is in need of a greater understanding. Fractals can be used to describe chaotic phenomena within natural systems in an efficient manner. A key property of fractals is their ability to store data relating to all scales of observation. This paper demonstrates ways in which fractals may be used as an aid to incorporate the inhomogeneous properties and chaotic behaviour that real materials exhibit.
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