Waves in composites and metamaterials/Backus formula for laminates and rank-1 laminates
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[edit] Recap
Recall the material laminated in the x1 direction as shown in Figure 1. [1]
We showed that we could write
or,
where
We also showed that
where
Therefore, we got the relation
This provides the relations
where
When the off diagonal elements vanish, we get
The harmonic average corresponds to a situation in which each layer may be thought of as a capacitor in series while the arithmetic average corresponds to a situation where the capacitors are in parallel.
[edit] Effective Elastic Properties of a Layered Medium
In this section we use the approach of arranging constant fields to find the effective elastic properties of a layered medium in which each layer is anisotropic. The approach used is that of Backus (Backus62).
Consider the layered medium shown in Figure 2. In this case the displacement field is continuous across the interfaces between the layers.
The strain field (
) is given by
In a Cartesian basis (
) with coordinates (x1,x2,x3) we can write
Therefore the strain components
are also continuous across the interfaces. Moreover, these components of strain are also constant in each layer. Since a piecewise constant field that is also continuous must be constant, the strain components
must be constant throughout the laminate.
The tractions (normal components of the stress) at each interface are given by
where
is the stress and
is the normal at the interface. Now the tractions must be continuous at the interfaces. Since the normal components of the stress are piecewise constant in each layer, this implies that the normal components of the stress must also be constant throughout the laminate.
We have chosen
such that
. Therefore the stress components σ11,σ12,σ13 must be constant.
Recall that the constitutive relation for an anisotropic elastic material is given by
Following the approach that we used for the permittivity, we now write the constitutive relation in the form
where
and
From the major symmetry of
, we see that
. Also,
and
are symmetric.
Writing the first row out, we get
From the second row we get
Substituting the expression for
from the first row, we get
Collecting (1) and (2) we get
Taking a volume average gives
If the effective stiffness of the material is given by
we can also show that
Comparing (3) and (4) we can show that
[edit] Isotropic layers
If the material in each layer is isotropic, then the constitutive relation is
where λ is the Lame modulus and μ is the shear modulus. In that case the effective properties of the laminate are
[edit] Laminates with Arbitrary Direction of Lamination 
So far we have dealt with laminates with a single direction of lamination that was oriented with the x1 axis. In this section we generalize our approach to deal with laminates with a normal
which is not parallel to the x1 axis.
Recall that the normal component of
, i.e.,
, is constant and the tangential components of
are constant throughout the entire laminate (if there is only one direction of lamination).
Let us introduce the second-order tensor basis
These are useful because
Therefore,
Let us now introduce a polarization field
where ε0 is an arbitrary constant.
The volume averaged polarization field is given by
Define
Then,
Applying the projection
to (7), we get
Using equations (5)1 and (6), we have
From the definitions (9) we can then write
Define
Then we have
or
Also, form equations (10) and (8) we have
or,
Inverting (11) and (12) we have
Also, taking the volume average of (13)1, we have
Therefore, comparing (13)2 and (14) and invoking the arbitrary nature ε0, we have
This relation provides us with a means of computing the effective permittivity of a layered medium oriented at a random angle (given by the normal
) with respect to the coordinate basis.
[edit] Case 1: Simple or Rank-1 Laminate
Consider the Rank-1 laminate shown in Figure 3. The layers have permittivities alternating between
and
. The volume fraction of phase 1 is f1 while that of phase 2 is f2 such that f1 + f2 = 1.
Recall that
Let us take the limit as
. Since
in phase 2, we have
Therefore,
Hence, right hand side of
reduces to an average only over phase 1. If we define
we get
Taking the inverse of both sides of (15) gives
or,
Since
we then have
This is the formula of Tartar, Murat, Lurie, and Cherkaev and can be shown to be equivalent to the Backus formula.
[edit] Footnotes
- ↑ The discussion in this lecture is based on Milton02. Please consult that book for more details and references. The method of Backus (Backus62) (see also Postma55 and Tartar76) has been used.
[edit] References
- [Backus62] G. E. Backus. Long-wave elastic anisotropy produced by horizontal layering. J. Geophys. Res., 67:4427--4440, 1962.
- [Milton02] G. W. Milton. Theory of Composites. Cambridge University Press, New York, 2002.
- [Postma55] G. W. Postma. Wave propagation in a stratified medium. Geophysics, 20:780--806, 1955.
- [Tartar76] L. Tartar. Estimation de coefficients homogeneises. In R. Glowinski and J. L. Lions, editors, Computer Methods in Applied Sciences and Engineering, pages 136--212. Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1976.











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\boldsymbol{\sigma}_n = \boldsymbol{C}_{nn}\cdot\boldsymbol{\varepsilon}_n + \boldsymbol{C}_{nt}\cdot\boldsymbol{\varepsilon}_t
\qquad \implies \qquad
\boldsymbol{\varepsilon}_n = \boldsymbol{C}_{nn}^{-1}\cdot\boldsymbol{\sigma}_n -
\left[\boldsymbol{C}_{nn}^{-1}\cdot\boldsymbol{C}_{nt}\right]\cdot\boldsymbol{\varepsilon}_t~.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/e/c/e/ecef9f2b7c54213cdb4f4359f73c178b.png)

![\text{(2)} \qquad
\boldsymbol{\sigma}_t = \boldsymbol{C}_{nt}^T\cdot\left[\boldsymbol{C}_{nn}^{-1}\cdot\boldsymbol{\sigma}_n -
\boldsymbol{C}_{nn}^{-1}\cdot\boldsymbol{C}_{nt}\cdot\boldsymbol{\varepsilon}_t\right]
+ \boldsymbol{C}_{tt}\cdot\boldsymbol{\varepsilon}_t
= \left[\boldsymbol{C}_{nt}^T\cdot\boldsymbol{C}_{nn}^{-1}\right]\cdot\boldsymbol{\sigma}_n +
\left[\boldsymbol{C}_{tt} - \boldsymbol{C}_{nt}^T\cdot\boldsymbol{C}_{nn}^{-1}\cdot\boldsymbol{C}_{nt}\right]
\cdot\boldsymbol{\varepsilon}_t ~.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/7/f/6/7f6df8053632ee7d82fd6cf001bc5a92.png)










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\mathbf{P}(\mathbf{x}) = [\boldsymbol{\epsilon}(\mathbf{x}) - \epsilon_0~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}}]\cdot\mathbf{E}(\mathbf{x})
= \mathbf{D}(\mathbf{x}) - \epsilon_0~\mathbf{E}(\mathbf{x})](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/f/1/a/f1a81123f070be813425b574c2f4191d.png)

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\boldsymbol{S}(\mathbf{x}) & := \epsilon_0~[\epsilon_0~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}(\mathbf{x})]^{-1} \\
\boldsymbol{S}_\text{eff} & := \epsilon_0~[\epsilon_0~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}_\text{eff}]^{-1}~.
\end{align}](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/e/3/0e30ca465289141b6369204cc74a3ab1.png)
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\begin{align}
\boldsymbol{S}(\mathbf{x})\cdot\mathbf{P}(\mathbf{x}) & =
-\left(\epsilon_0~[\epsilon_0~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}(\mathbf{x})]^{-1}\right)
\cdot\left( [\epsilon_0~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}(\mathbf{x})]\cdot\mathbf{E}(\mathbf{x})\right)
= -\epsilon_0~\mathbf{E}(\mathbf{x}) \\
\boldsymbol{S}_\text{eff}\cdot\langle \mathbf{P} \rangle & =
-\left(\epsilon_0~[\epsilon_0~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}_\text{eff}]^{-1}\right)
\cdot\left([\epsilon_0~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}_\text{eff}]\cdot\langle \mathbf{E} \rangle\right)
= -\epsilon_0~\langle \mathbf{E} \rangle ~.
\end{align}](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/5/2/5/5253118129fdaf8177caaf978d52c9f3.png)





![\text{(11)} \qquad
\mathbf{V}(\mathbf{n}, \mathbf{x}) = -\left[\boldsymbol{S}(\mathbf{x}) - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]\cdot\mathbf{P}(\mathbf{x})~.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/5/1/1/5119d532c666a1995cf690f3db2cf2da.png)
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\epsilon_0~\cdot\langle \mathbf{E} \rangle\right] - \boldsymbol{S}_\text{eff}\cdot\langle \mathbf{P} \rangle
= \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\cdot\langle \mathbf{P} \rangle - \boldsymbol{S}_\text{eff}\cdot\langle \mathbf{P} \rangle](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/a/d/b/adb01dd9a558ab014e3592d22237d8ec.png)
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\mathbf{V}(\mathbf{n}, \mathbf{x}) = -\left[\boldsymbol{S}_\text{eff} - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]\cdot\langle \mathbf{P} \rangle ~.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/2/6/3/263ef96706a0cc0f0d9f6c00af18cf54.png)
![\text{(13)} \qquad
\begin{align}
\mathbf{P}(\mathbf{x}) & = - \left[\boldsymbol{S}(\mathbf{x}) - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]^{-1}\cdot
\mathbf{V}(\mathbf{n}, \mathbf{x}) \\
\langle \mathbf{P} \rangle & = -\left[\boldsymbol{S}_\text{eff} - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]^{-1}\cdot
\mathbf{V}(\mathbf{n}, \mathbf{x}) ~.
\end{align}](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/b/d/2/bd24dae173c98d22f3e6ec103ff7e37f.png)
![\text{(14)} \qquad
\langle \mathbf{P} \rangle = - \langle \left[\boldsymbol{S}(\mathbf{x}) - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]^{-1} \rangle\cdot
\mathbf{V}(\mathbf{n}, \mathbf{x}) ~.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/2/e/0/2e0ddec31eab80500a19a7ef723c440e.png)
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\left[\boldsymbol{S}_\text{eff} - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]^{-1} =
\langle \left[\boldsymbol{S}(\mathbf{x}) - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]^{-1} \rangle ~.
}](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/1/2/a/12ac709acfeed9fc6508d634a579ab00.png)
![\boldsymbol{S}(\mathbf{x}) = \epsilon_0~[\epsilon_0~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}(\mathbf{x})]^{-1} ~.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/d/2/d/d2d5ab822db153d145ac6a863af0d8a3.png)

![\left[\boldsymbol{S}(\mathbf{x}) - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]^{-1} \rightarrow 0
\qquad \text{in phase}~2 ~.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/d/6/c/d6c7e6802fe7675e796787c59ddbe608.png)
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\langle \left[\boldsymbol{S}(\mathbf{x}) - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]^{-1} \rangle](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/9/6/0/960a841e1c878dc65a18275228cb9d74.png)
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\rightarrow \epsilon_2~[\epsilon_2~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}_1]^{-1}](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/1/0/f/10fe5c90f43670103894f77498bc3435.png)
![\text{(15)} \qquad
\left[\boldsymbol{S}_\text{eff} - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]^{-1} =
f_1~\left[\boldsymbol{S}_1 - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right]^{-1} ~.](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/d/9/8/d98b0b1a95b22408d01d0dcfe74a1138.png)
![f_1~\left[\boldsymbol{S}_\text{eff} - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})\right] =
\boldsymbol{S}_1 - \boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n})](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/7/6/e/76e0aebd842d56327b8c1a287d792722.png)

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f_1~\epsilon_2~[\epsilon_2~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}_\text{eff}]^{-1} =
\epsilon_2~[\epsilon_2~\boldsymbol{\mathit{1}} - \boldsymbol{\epsilon}_1]^{-1} - f_2~\boldsymbol{\mathit{\Gamma}}_1(\mathbf{n}) ~.
}](http://upload.wikimedia.org/math/0/b/5/0b5b70b6a3b392c1339706297843697b.png)