Problem of Instability and Scale in Media with Microstructure.

Abstract

Report covers research activities of principal investigator in relation to above project. Effects of scale are carefully quantified for media with periodic microstructure in which the scale parameter is the unit cell site over the representative volume dimension. Failure surfaces are defined for idealized' truss-like composites and their dependence on scale has been explored. Concepts developed have been subsequently applied to aluminum honeycombs. The technical part of the work is reported in four papers. The present final report includes the final presentation given at AFOSR on September 13, 1996 and other relevant information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 27, 1996
Accession Number
ADA326199

Entities

People

  • Nicolas Triantafyllidis

Organizations

  • University of Michigan

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aluminum
  • Composite Materials
  • Elements
  • Group 13 Elements
  • Instability
  • Materials
  • Microstructure

Readers

  • Structural Health Monitoring of Composite Structures.
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.
  • Theoretical Analysis.