The representative volume size in static and dynamic micro-macro transitions

Inna M. Gitman*, Harm Askes, Elias C. Aifantis

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Abstract

Two homogenisation schemes (first-order or local, and second-order or non-local) are employed in this paper. In case second-order homogenisation is applied, it turns out that elastic behaviour at the micro-scale implies the appearance of second-order space and time derivatives of macroscopic strain in an otherwise elastic constitutive equation for the macroscopic stress. The coefficients of the second-order terms scale with the size of the Representative Volume Element (RVE) employed in the homogenisation scheme.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)L3-L9
JournalInternational journal of fracture
Volume135
Issue number1-4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2005
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Gradient elasticity
  • Homogenisation
  • Length scale
  • Multi-scale
  • Representative Volume Element
  • Time scale

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