On the domain of applicability of the Mori-Tanaka effective medium theory

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Authors M. Ferrari

Publication date 27 September 1992

Published in Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali. Serie IX. Rendiconti Lincei. Matematica e Applicazioni (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://eudml.org/doc/244114

zbMATH Keywords

high concentration limitisotropic inclusionsspherical reinforcementsstiffness tensorsymmetryunidirectional fibers

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Theory of constitutive functions in solid mechanics (74A20) Inhomogeneity in solid mechanics (74E05) Composite and mixture properties (74E30)

Review text

Summary: The Mori-Tanaka effective stiffness tensor is shown to be asymmetric in general. This tensor is proven to be symmetric for composites with isotropic inclusions, or with spherical reinforcements. Symmetry is also proven for the case of unidirectional fibers, of any shape and material. The Mori-Tanaka theory is shown to yield physically unacceptable predictions at the high concentration limit.

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