Various estimates of Representative Volume Element sizes based on a statistical analysis of the apparent behavior of random linear composites

Comptes Rendus - Mecanique

Volumn 340, Issue 4-5, 2012, Pages 230-246

  Salmi, Moncef ^a   Auslender, François ^a   Bornert, Michel ^b   Fogli, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CLERMONT AUVERGNE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST   (France)

Author keywords

Apparent behavior; Fluctuations; Random linear composites; RVE size

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE; ELASTICITY; ESTIMATION METHOD; FINITE VOLUME METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84860697903     PISSN: 16310721     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crme.2012.02.007     Document Type: Short Survey

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