The rule of mixtures is used in the mechanical design of composite structures to estimate the elastic modulus (Ec) based on the following properties:
Ef: elastic modulus of the fiber material
Em: elastic modulus of the matrix material
ff or fm: volume fraction of the fiber or matrix material (ff = 1 – fm)Based on these values, the lower-bound estimate of elastic modulus is calculated by:
Ec = 1 / (ff / Ef + (1 – ff) / Em).
On the other hand, the upper-bound (linear) estimate of elastic modulus is calculated by:
Ec = ff * Ef + (1 – ff) * Em.
Write a function to calculate both bounds for various values. Also, return the difference between the modulus estimates and the ratios of this difference to both moduli estimates.
Solution Stats
Problem Comments
Solution Comments
Show commentsProblem Recent Solvers101
Suggested Problems
-
Back to basics 21 - Matrix replicating
1821 Solvers
-
1427 Solvers
-
540 Solvers
-
728 Solvers
-
Test Problem; Create a 5x5 array containing all ones
405 Solvers
More from this Author139
Problem Tags
Community Treasure Hunt
Find the treasures in MATLAB Central and discover how the community can help you!
Start Hunting!