Equivalent inhomogeneity method for evaluating the effective elastic properties of unidirectional multi-phase composites with surface/interface effects

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 407-418

  Mogilevskaya, Sofia G ^a   Crouch, Steven L ^a   Stolarski, Henryk K ^a   Benusiglio, Adrien ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b ECOLE POLYTECHNIQUE   (France)

Author keywords

Effective properties; Surface effects; Unidirectional multi phase composites

Indexed keywords

BASIC IDEA; CIRCULAR CROSS-SECTIONS; CIRCULAR INHOMOGENEITY; DISPLACEMENTS AND STRESS; EFFECTIVE ELASTIC PROPERTY; EFFECTIVE PROPERTY; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FIBER/MATRIX INTERFACE; FINITE CLUSTERS; IMPERFECT INTERFACE; INFINITE PLANE; INHOMOGENEITIES; INTERPHASE LAYERS; MATERIAL SURFACE; MULTIPHASE COMPOSITES; NANOCOMPOSITE MATERIALS; NEW RESULTS; PERFECT BOND; RANDOM COMPOSITES; SEMI-ANALYTICAL SOLUTION; SOLUTION PROCEDURE; SURFACE EFFECT; UNIDIRECTIONAL COMPOSITES; VOLUME RATIO;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE INTERFACES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN;

SURFACES;

COMPOSITES; ELASTICITY; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SURFACES;

EID: 70949084846     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2009.10.007     Document Type: Article

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