Abstract
The goal of this paper is to discuss the practical implementation of a thermodynamically based procedure for the derivation of the effective response functions of composites with evolving microstructure. An example of implementation of said procedure for the case of a linear elastic periodic composite with one growing crack is presented. This example is intended to show how the use of this procedure differs from a global-local approach and how it can be generalized to study complex microstructures characterized by many cracks.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 152-163 |
| Number of pages | 12 |
| Journal | Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2000 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Ceramics and Composites
- Mechanics of Materials
- Mechanical Engineering
- Polymers and Plastics
- Materials Chemistry