Home Work:

1. What is statistical homogeneity?

2. Write a short note on volumetric averaging.

3. Write a short note on energy equivalence approach in averaging.

4. Explain in detail the standard mechanics approach.

5. For the one dimensional problem as shown in Figure 7.8, show that the effective Young’s modulus determined using standard mechanics approach is same as given in Equation (7.85) (which is same as in Equation (7.88)).