On the effective strain tensor in heterogeneous materials

Mathematics and Mechanics of Solids

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 295-304

  Berger, M A ^a   Evans, K E ^a   Smith, C W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

effective tensors; heterogeneous materials; Linear elasticity; representative volume elements

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DEGREES OF FREEDOM (MECHANICS); ELASTICITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; VOLUME MEASUREMENT;

EFFECTIVE TENSORS; HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS; LINEAR DEFORMATIONS; LINEAR ELASTIC EQUILIBRIUM; LINEAR ELASTICITY; LOCAL FLUCTUATIONS; REPRESENTATIVE VOLUME ELEMENT (RVE); STRUCTURED MATERIALS;

TENSORS;

EID: 84959164853     PISSN: 10812865     EISSN: 17413028     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1081286514521092     Document Type: Article

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