Analytical homogenization method for periodic composite materials

We present an easy-to-implement technique for determining the effective properties of composite materials with periodic microstructures, as well as the field distributions in them. Our method is based on the transformation tensor of Eshelby and the Fourier treatment of Nemat-Nasser et al. of this te...

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Main Authors: Chen, Ying (Contributor), Schuh, Christopher A. (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Materials Science and Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Physical Society, 2010-03-08T15:18:29Z.
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