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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

The influence of anisotropy of the microstructure on the overall elastic-plastic response of fibrous metal matrix composites

Abstract

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By means of a consistent homogenization method for obtaining the overall properties of an idealized class of metal-matrix composites with a periodic structure, the influence of anisotropy of individual constituents on the overall response of the material has been investigated. Two classes of fibers are considered: boron (isotropic) and graphite (transversely isotropic). The plastic induced anisotropy in the matrix is modeled by a combined isotropic-kinematic hardening constitutive relation. In addition to a detailed discussion of the effect of the various components of anisotropy on the predicted response of the composite, comments are made on the computational method for determining the overall instantaneous moduli.

Degree

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Name thesis:degree_name
Ph.D.
Level thesis:degree_level
Dissertation
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Applied Mechanics
Grantor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Year dc:date
2011

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Wu, San-Jarn

Subjects

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Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • Copyright 1989 Wu, San-Jarn
Language dc:language
eng

Identifiers

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Identifier
AAI9015670
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OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/22516

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2026-07-22
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citation

Wu, San-Jarn. The influence of anisotropy of the microstructure on the overall elastic-plastic response of fibrous metal matrix composites. Dissertation thesis, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/2142/22516