Asymmetry and the high concentration limit of the Mori-Tanaka effective medium theory

Mauro Ferrari

doi:10.1016/0167-6636(91)90006-L

Asymmetry and the high concentration limit of the Mori-Tanaka effective medium theory

Mauro Ferrari

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The Mori-Tanaka effective stiffness tensor for biphase composites is shown to be asymmetric in general, and to yield physically unacceptable predictions at the unitary inclusion concentration limit. Symmetry is proven for biphase composites with isotropic or spherical inclusions.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	251-256
Number of pages	6
Journal	Mechanics of Materials
Volume	11
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0167-6636(91)90006-L
State	Published - May 1991

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