Quantification of stochastically stable representative volumes for random heterogeneous materials

Archive of Applied Mechanics

Volumn 75, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 79-92

  Gitman, I M ^a   Gitman, M B ^b   Askes, H ^c  

^a DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

^b PERM NATIONAL RESEARCH POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Russian Federation)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DH stability; Representative volume element (RVE); Stochastic stability; Volume fraction of inclusions

Indexed keywords

ELASTIC MODULI; PARAMETER ESTIMATION; STABILITY; STOCHASTIC CONTROL SYSTEMS;

DH-STABILITY; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME METHOD (RVM); STOCHASTIC STABILITY; VOLUME FRACTION OF INCLUSIONS;

GRANULAR MATERIALS;

EID: 29844442777     PISSN: 09391533     EISSN: 14320681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00419-005-0411-8     Document Type: Article

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