Acta Mechanica

, Volume 223, Issue 5, pp 1067–1080 | Cite as

Strain gradient solution for the Eshelby-type anti-plane strain inclusion problem

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Abstract

The solution for the Eshelby-type inclusion problem of an infinite elastic body containing an anti-plane strain inclusion prescribed with a uniform eigenstrain and a uniform eigenstrain gradient is derived using a simplified strain gradient elasticity theory (SSGET) that contains one material length scale parameter in addition to two classical elastic constants. The Green’s function based on the SSGET for an infinite three-dimensional elastic body undergoing anti-plane strain deformations is first obtained by employing Fourier transforms. The Eshelby tensor is then analytically derived in a general form for an anti-plane strain inclusion of arbitrary cross-sectional shape using the Green’s function method. By applying this general form, the Eshelby tensor for a circular cylindrical inclusion is obtained explicitly, which is separated into a classical part and a gradient part. The former does not contain any classical elastic constant, while the latter includes the material length scale parameter, thereby enabling the interpretation of the particle size effect. The components of the new Eshelby tensor vary with both the position and the inclusion size, unlike their counterparts based on classical elasticity. For homogenization applications, the average of this Eshelby tensor over the circular cross-sectional area of the inclusion is obtained in a closed form. Numerical results reveal that when the inclusion radius is small, the contribution of the gradient part is significantly large and should not be ignored. Also, it is found that the components of the averaged Eshelby tensor change with the inclusion size: the smaller the inclusion, the smaller the components. These components approach from below the values of their counterparts based on classical elasticity when the inclusion size becomes sufficiently large.

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Strain Gradient Inclusion Size Classical Elasticity Eshelby Tensor Material Length Scale Parameter 
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Authors and Affiliations

  1. 1.Department of Mechanical EngineeringUniversity of Texas at DallasRichardsonUSA
  2. 2.Zodiac Aerospace Corporation, Engineered Arresting SystemsLoginUSA

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