On the effective mechanical properties of fluid-saturated composites : a homogenization approach

Lianhua Ma, Bernard F. Rolfe, Qingsheng Yang, Chunhui Yang

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    Abstract

    Composites containing saturated fluid are widely distributed in nature, such as saturated rocks, colloidal materials and biological cells. In the study to determine effective mechanical properties of fluid-saturated composites, a micromechanical model and a multi-scale homogenization-based model are developed. In the micromechanical model the internal fluid pressure is generated by applying eigenstrains in the domain of the fluid phase and the explicit expressions of effective bulk modulus and shear modulus are obtained. Meanwhile a multi-scale homogenization theory is employed to develop the homogenization-based model on determination of effective properties at the small scale in a unit cell level. Applying the two proposed approaches, the effects of the internal pressure of hydrostatic fluid on effective properties are further investigated.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationPRICM 7: Proceedings of the 7th Pacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing, 2-6 August, 2010, Cairns, Australia
    PublisherTrans Tech Publications
    Pages2273-2276
    Number of pages4
    ISBN (Print)9780878492558
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2010
    EventPacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing -
    Duration: 1 Jan 2010 → …

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    ISSN (Print)0255-5476

    Conference

    ConferencePacific Rim International Conference on Advanced Materials and Processing
    Period1/01/10 → …

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