From unit inclusion cell to large representative volume element: comparison of effective elastic properties (Q2063459)

The authors apply the finite element method to few two-dimensional microstructures composed of linear elastic circular or elliptical inclusions embedded in a linear elastic continuous matrix. A rigid matrix and a rigid inclusion with high Young's modulus are considered; the Poisson's ratio is equal to \(0.3\). Few selected positions of inclusions are called random. The computations are performed for the fraction of inclusions equal to \(0.15\), \(0.3\) and \(0.45\). The obtained results are compared.