Optimal lower bounds on the dilatational strain inside random two-phase composites subjected to hydrostatic loading

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 38, Issue 8-10, 2006, Pages 833-839

  Lipton, Robert ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Composites; Failure criteria; Random media; Strain

Indexed keywords

COATINGS; ELASTICITY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FLUID MECHANICS; LOADING; OPTIMIZATION; STRAIN;

FAILURE CRITERIA; HYDROSTATIC STRAIN; RANDOM MEDIA; VOLUME FRACTIONS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 33646368123     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2005.06.018     Document Type: Article

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