RT Journal Article ID 550edb2339e1a6e8 A1 O'Malley, Daniel A1 Cushman, John H. A1 Flesch, L. M. T1 GLOBAL SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS FOR A MICROPOLAR STOKES FLOW PROBLEM JF International Journal for Multiscale Computational Engineering JO JMC YR 2013 FD 2013-06-11 VO 11 IS 4 SP 359 OP 368 K1 micropolar fluid K1 Stokes flow K1 sensitivity analysis K1 lithosphere AB Micropolar field theories provide a systematic approach to modeling traditional materials like elastic bodies or viscous fluids that have microstructure. The downside to accounting for the behavior on the smaller scale is the introduction of many new parameters into the field equations. The difficulty of handling these new parameters can be mitigated by performing a sensitivity analysis to determine which parameters have the greatest impact on the solutions to the field equations. The sensitivity of an incompressible micropolar Stokes fluid to variations in the viscosity coefficients and boundary value of the microinertia is examined. This particular choice of field equations is motivated by an application of micropolar field theories to the deformation of the continental lithosphere, but the same approach can be used for other micropolar equations modeling solids or other types of fluids. PB Begell House LK https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/61fd1b191cf7e96f,0166231359bf4331,550edb2339e1a6e8.html