Open AccessOverall properties of anisotropic materials containing cracks
Author(s) -
Hudson J. A.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
geophysical journal international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.302
H-Index - 168
eISSN - 1365-246X
pISSN - 0956-540X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-246x.1994.tb01798.x
Subject(s) - isotropy , anisotropy , smoothing , range (aeronautics) , matrix (chemical analysis) , materials science , geometry , composite material , mathematics , physics , optics , statistics
SUMMARY The method of smoothing, already applied to isotropic material containing circular cracks, is here applied to the case of circular cracks within an anisotropic matrix. Expressions for the overall elastic parameters are given, as usual, correct to the second order in the number density of cracks. Interior conditions on the cracks may be selected from a range of models as before.