THE APPLICATION OF MICROPOLAR MECHANICS TO COMPOSITES.

Abstract

In this report the theory of micropolar continua has been used to analyze the stresses and displacements within the separate components of a fibrous composite material. The separate constituent materials are assumed to be linearly micropolar elastic, isotropic, and homogeneous. A model chosen consists of parallel fine fibers, embedded in a matrix material. The problem is formulated as one of plane micropolar elasticity and solved for some special cases. Various numerical results are presented and compared to those of the classical and indeterministic couple stress theories. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1968
Accession Number
AD0684884

Entities

People

  • Roger E. Hoffman
  • Teoman Ariman

Organizations

  • University of Notre Dame

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Composite Materials
  • Displacement
  • Elastic Properties
  • Materials
  • Mechanics
  • Micromechanics

Fields of Study

  • Mathematics

Readers

  • Reinforced Composite Materials
  • Structural Dynamics.