Periodic Homogenization and Material Symmetry in Linear Elasticity
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Here homogenization theory is used to establish a connection between the symmetries of a periodic elastic structure associated with the microscopic properties of an elastic material and the material symmetries of the effective, macroscopic elasticity tensor. Previous results of this type exist but here more general symmetries on the microscale are considered. Using an explicit example, we show that it is possible for a material to be fully anisotropic on the microscale and yet the symmetry group on the macroscale can contain elements other than plus or minus the identity. Another example demonstrates that not all material symmetries of the macroscopic elastic tensor are generated by symmetries of the periodic elastic structure.
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OpenAlex topics: Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Engineering · Composite Material Mechanics · Nonlocal and gradient elasticity in micro/nano structures
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