Limitations of the uncoupled, RVE-based micromechanical approach in the analysis of functionally graded composites

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1995, Pages 77-94

  Pindera, Marek Jerzy ^a   Aboudi, Jacob ^a   Arnold, Steven M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coupled micromechanics; Functionally graded composites; Homogenization limitation; RVE based micromechanics

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; FIBERS; METALLOGRAPHIC PHASES; MICROSTRUCTURE; STRESSES; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

COUPLED MICROMECHANICS; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED COMPOSITES; HOMOGENIZATION LIMITATION; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT BASED MICROMECHANICS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0029271336     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0167-6636(94)00052-2     Document Type: Article

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