Elastic parameters of elastic solid containing cracks
Mizutani Koji; Hirashima Ken-ichi
Abstract:The present study focuses on the derivation of effective elastic properties for two dimensional orthotropic elastic continuum containing several different distributions of cracks. The emphasis of the study is placed on the crack-induced anisotropy and comparison of the results derived using the class of mean field theory. Key Words:effective elastic parameter, cracked solid, distributions of cracks, anisotropy