Determination of effective elastic constants of two phase composites

O. Bulut, N. Kadioglu, S. Ataoglu, M. Yuksek, E. Sancak

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Abstract

The objective of the present study is to determine the mechanical properties of the composite materials formed in two types. The first includes small particles in a matrix while the second involves thin fibers. During calculations a fictitious, homogeneous, linear-elastic and isotropic single material which is named as effective material is considered. The base of the theoretical calculation depends on the equality of the strain energies of the composite and the effective material under the same state of stress. Considering hydrostatic tension and simple torsion, the Bulk modulus and the shear modulus of the effective material have been calculated as a function of the concentration ratio, and the elastic constants of the components. Some experiments are also achieved for comparison. The volume ratio of the matrix is much bigger compared to the particles or fibers. This means that the present study deals with experiments for the low concentration ratios.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationResearch and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, SEMC 2013
PublisherTaylor and Francis - Balkema
Pages387-392
Number of pages6
ISBN (Print)9781138000612
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2013
Event5th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, SEMC 2013 - Cape Town, South Africa
Duration: 2 Sept 20134 Sept 2013

Publication series

NameResearch and Applications in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation - Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, SEMC 2013

Conference

Conference5th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, SEMC 2013
Country/TerritorySouth Africa
CityCape Town
Period2/09/134/09/13

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