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Effective Properties of Discrete Random Composites Wherein the Host and Inclusion Phases Obey Different Constitutive Relations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 February 2011

V V. Varadan ,
R. T. Apparao  and
V. K. Varadan
V V. Varadan
Affiliation:
Research Center for the Engineering of Electronic and Acoustic Materials Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA - 16802
R. T. Apparao
Affiliation:
Research Center for the Engineering of Electronic and Acoustic Materials Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA - 16802
V. K. Varadan
Affiliation:
Research Center for the Engineering of Electronic and Acoustic Materials Department of Engineering Science and Mechanics, The Pennsylvania State University University Park, PA - 16802
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Abstract

In studying the effective medium theories, polarization is hardly given a consideration in deciding the effective properties of a composite where the host and inclusion phases follow different constitutive equations. A significant conclusion of this paper is that eventhough the composite has discrete inclusions, with the inclusion phase obeying different constitutive properties than the host, the effective medium shows a preference for the inclusion behavior rather than the host which is continuous. As an example, results on polarization study are detailed for the specific case of chiral composites. Application of similar principles is presently explored in more complex problems like the elastic wave propagation through piezoelectric composites and the acoustic wave propagation through sediments.

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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 253: Symposium V – Application of Multiple Scattering Theory to Materials Science , 1991 , 113
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 1992

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