The distribution of interparticle distance and its application in finite-element modelling of composite materials
- 8 July 1988
- journal article
- Published by The Royal Society in Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series A. Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Vol. 418 (1854) , 95-112
- https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.1988.0075
Abstract
The distribution of interparticle distance, based on a Voronoi tessellation, is found approximately for a hard-core Gibbs process. The moments of this distribution are then used as input for finite-element analysis of the region surrounding a single filler sphere within a composite material. Statistical analysis provides close bounds for overall elastic properties of the material. Results from finite-element analysis can therefore be applied to real composite materials; reasonable agreement is found with a particular set of experimental data.Keywords
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