Effective stiffness tensor of composite media: II. Applications to isotropic dispersions

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 1411-1440

  Torquato, S ^a  

^a Princeton University   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic material; Microstructures; Particulate reinforced material

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; INTEGRAL EQUATIONS; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; STIFFNESS; STRAIN; TENSORS; VOLUME FRACTION;

ISOTROPIC DISPERSION; STIFFNESS TENSOR;

ELASTIC MODULI;

EID: 0032137019     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(97)00083-5     Document Type: Article

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