Effective in plane moduli of composites with a micropolar matrix and coated fibers (Q1434746)

The authors are interested in the localization problem for a coated fiber in an infinite micropolar matrix, and in the effective in-plane moduli of such composite. Both the fiber and the interphase can be of micropolar materials. It is found that the effective in-plane bulk modulus is identical to that determined by Cauchy theory, but the effective shear modulus depends additionally on the fiber diameter. Nevertheless, the authors show that for large fiber diameters the effective shear modulus predicted by micropolar theory coincides with that predicted by Cauchy theory.