Elastic moduli of a material containing composite inclusions: Effective medium theory and finite element computations

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 455-470

  Garboczi, E J ^a   Berryman, J G ^b  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Concrete; Effective medium theory; Fnite element; Microstructure; Random elastic

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ELASTIC MODULI; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; METALLOGRAPHIC MICROSTRUCTURE;

EFFECTIVE MEDIUM THEORY;

REINFORCED CONCRETE;

EID: 0035425453     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(01)00067-9     Document Type: Article

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