Textural and micromorphological effects on the overall elastic response of macroscopically anisotropic composites

Nicola Marzari, Mauro Ferrari

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Abstract

The Mori-Tanaka elastic response of composites with inclusions exhibiting nontrivial orientation distributions is studied. The effect of texture is evaluated for various fiber and matrix materials, various inclusion geometries, and in the presence of anisotropic fibers. In particular, the effect of misalignment is studied. The polyphase extension of the Mori-Tanaka theory is employed to determine the effective response of aligned composites containing defects of different morphologies.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)269-275
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Applied Mechanics, Transactions ASME
Volume59
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1992

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Condensed Matter Physics
  • Mechanics of Materials
  • Mechanical Engineering

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