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Orientation parameters for the specification of effective properties of heterogeneous materials
Author(s) -
MunsonMcgee S. H.,
McCullough R. L.
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
polymer engineering and science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.503
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1548-2634
pISSN - 0032-3888
DOI - 10.1002/pen.760340418
Subject(s) - orientation (vector space) , materials science , planar , aggregate (composite) , identification (biology) , composite material , geometry , mathematics , computer science , computer graphics (images) , botany , biology
A general formulation is presented for the orientation averaging of the properties of representative volume elements of heterogeneous materials. Approximations are introduced that result in the identification of four independent orientation parameters that are required to specify a general state of three‐dimensional orientation. The general relationships are reduced further for the special case of “planar” and “axial” distribution and applied to an aggregate averaging scheme for short‐fiber composites.