Reuss Approximation
Reuss [6] assumed that the stresses are constant throughout the composite. This assumption leads to the relation
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(7.125) |
which upon substitution in Equation (7.116) leads to the relation
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(7.126) |
Putting the above relation in Equation (7.119) gives
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(7.127) |
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