Papers Published

1. Nadeau, J.C. and Ferrari, M., Second-rank equilibrium and transport properties of fibrous composites: effective predictions and bounds, Composites Engineering, vol. 5 no. 7 (1995), pp. 821 - 838 .
   (last updated on 2007/04/09)

   Abstract:
   A direct approach to the evaluation of the effective permeability, permittivity, and transport properties of an arbitrary composite is presented in terms of gradient and flux-density concentrators. A set of requirements are also presented, which are imposed on the effective properties and ultimately result in conditions of admissibility for the concentrators. In the scope of bi-constituent, poly-phase composites, two approximate choices for the concentrators are discussed in detail, namely: the Hatta-Taya theory and the poly-inclusion theory. Finally, bounds of order n are presented, as well as the application of the effective properties to the analysis of functionally graded materials (FGMs).

   Keywords:
   Transport properties;Forecasting;Percolation (solid state);Elasticity;Thermal conductivity;Equivalence classes;Microstructure;Volume fraction;Morphology;Textures;