ON METHODS FOR BOUNDING THE OVERALL PROPERTIES OF NONLINEAR COMPOSITES

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WILLIS, JR
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[1] School of Mathematical Sciences. University of Bath, Bath
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10.1016/0022-5096(91)90031-I
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T [工业技术];
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08 ;
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A NEW method for bounding the overall properties of nonlinear composites, proposed by PONTE CASTANEDA (J. Mech. Phys. Solids, 39, 45, 1991), is compared with an older prescription based on a generalization to nonlinear behaviour of the Hashin-Shtrikman procedure. It is demonstrated that the two methods generate precisely the same information, and hence that differences noted by Ponte Castaneda arise from comparing optimal bounds obtained from the new procedure with sub-optimal bounds obtained from the original one. The relative advantages of either procedure are discussed.
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