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On the use of the geometric mean approximation in estimating the effective hygro-elastic behavior of fiber-reinforced composites

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A geometric averaging is employed in a scale transition model dedicated to determining the effective hygro-elastic macroscopic properties of a fiber-reinforced composites from the properties of its constituents (i.e., the fiber and the matrix), for the first time. Calculations of macroscopic and local stresses due to hygroscopic loads are also carried out. Numerical computations performed according to the geometric mean are compared to the corresponding predictions given by the arithmetic average, classically used in the field of micro-mechanical modeling.

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  1. Institut de Recherche en Génie Civil et Mécanique (UMR CNRS 6183), IUT de Saint-Nazaire, Université de Nantes, Ecole Centrale de Nantes CRTT, 37 Boulevard de l’Université, BP 406, 44 602, Saint-Nazaire cedex, France

    Sylvain Fréour, Frederic Jacquemin & Ronald Guillén

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Fréour, S., Jacquemin, F. & Guillén, R. On the use of the geometric mean approximation in estimating the effective hygro-elastic behavior of fiber-reinforced composites. J Mater Sci 42, 7537–7543 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-007-1621-y

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