Irreconcilability of uniaxial test data with irreversibility of loading and unloading

The competition of the 21st century rests on energy efficiency for the use of super strength materials and structural systems. The axiomaticism of material testing can no longer walk alone without the emphasis of “identifiability and synchronicity” (I&S) of I-Ching or the Books of Changes. Uncertainties are not likely to be revealed by postulating and testing models without a knowledge of I&S. Physical events are biased by synchronicity, a property that can mitigate uncertainty. As application is extended from the macro to the nano or even smaller scale, multiscaling models will be the rules in material science research rather than the exception.