Equivalent-inclusion approach for estimating the elastic moduli of matrix composites with non-circular inclusions
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https://doi.org/10.15625/0866-7136/37/2/5659Keywords:
Effective elastic moduli, isotropic multicomponent material, matrix composite, elliptic inclusion, circular inclusionAbstract
A novel approach to predict the effective elastic moduli of matrix composites made from non-circular inclusions embedded in a continuous matrix is proposed. In this approach, those inhomogeneities are substituted by simple equivalent circular-inclusions with modified elastic properties obtained from comparing the dilute solution results. Available simple approximations for the equivalent circular-inclusion medium then can be used to estimate the effective elastic moduli of the original composite. Robustness of proposed approach is demonstrated through the numerical examples with elliptic inclusions.
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