Abstract: An extension of the effective stiffness theory developed for elastic laminates by Sun, Achenbach, and Herrmann [1] is presented in a form suitable for the solution of dynamical processes in ...

Abstract: Geometric dispersion, observed in a wide variety of composite materials, is believed to result mainly from the relatively periodic arrangement of the reinforcing elements in the matrix rather ...

Abstract: Equations for two-phase flow are used to analyze the one-dimensional sedimentation of solid particles in a stationary container of liquid. A derivation of the equations of motion is presented ...