SYMPOSIA PAPER
Published:
01 January 1973
STP36488S
Data Averaging of Anisotropic Composite Material Constants
SourceMaterial parameters which are dependent on direction of orientation can be best represented by tensors of appropriate ranks. Using tensor transformation rule and associated scalar invariants of the tensor, experimental data can be averaged and reduced to compact constants for engineering documentation and retrieval. Examples on data averaging of composite swelling coefficients and elastic compliances illustrate the simplicity and viability of this tensor averaging methodology.
Author Information
Wu, EM
Washington University, St. Louis, Mo.
Jerina, KL
Air Force Materials Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Lavengood, RE
Monsanto Company, St. Louis, Mo.
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Developed by Committee: D30
Pages: 229–252
DOI: 10.1520/STP36488S
ISBN-EB: 978-0-8031-4621-1
ISBN-13: 978-0-8031-0701-4