TY - JOUR
T1 - A generalized self-consistent mechanics method for composite materials with multiphase inclusions
AU - Huang, Y.
AU - Hu, K. X.
AU - Wei, X.
AU - Chandra, A.
PY - 1994/1/1
Y1 - 1994/1/1
N2 - A generalized self-consistent method (GSCM) based on energy equivalence and an inclusion matrix-composite model is proposed that has applicability to composites with three or more phases. For a solid containing single-phase reinforcements, the present approach is equivalent to the inclusion-matrix-composite model. Both particulate-reinforced and unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites are investigated. For a multiphase composite with a phase volume fraction of c1,c2,c3, ..., it is found that the effective moduli are approximately decoupled such that Ē(c1,c2,c3, ...) / E = Ē0(c1)/E × Ē0c2/E × Ē0(c3/E × ..., where Ē0(·) is the closed-form effective moduli of the correspondin composites with single-phase reinforcements, and E is the moduli of the matrix material. Compared with experimental data and results from numerical studies, the current approach provides reasonably accurate predictions for the effective moduli of multiphase composites.
AB - A generalized self-consistent method (GSCM) based on energy equivalence and an inclusion matrix-composite model is proposed that has applicability to composites with three or more phases. For a solid containing single-phase reinforcements, the present approach is equivalent to the inclusion-matrix-composite model. Both particulate-reinforced and unidirectional fiber-reinforced composites are investigated. For a multiphase composite with a phase volume fraction of c1,c2,c3, ..., it is found that the effective moduli are approximately decoupled such that Ē(c1,c2,c3, ...) / E = Ē0(c1)/E × Ē0c2/E × Ē0(c3/E × ..., where Ē0(·) is the closed-form effective moduli of the correspondin composites with single-phase reinforcements, and E is the moduli of the matrix material. Compared with experimental data and results from numerical studies, the current approach provides reasonably accurate predictions for the effective moduli of multiphase composites.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-5096(94)90028-0
DO - 10.1016/0022-5096(94)90028-0
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0000863899
VL - 42
SP - 491
EP - 504
JO - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
JF - Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids
SN - 0022-5096
IS - 3
ER -