Micromechanics of long-term damage of particulate composites with unlimited microdurability

The theory of long-term damage of homogeneous materials is generalized to particulate composite materials. The damage of the composite components is modeled by randomly dispersed micropores. The damage criterion for a microvolume is characterized by its stress-rupture strength. It is determined by the dependence of the time to brittle failure on the difference between the equivalent stress and its limit, which is the tensile strength, according to the Huber–Mises criterion, and assumed to be a random function of coordinates. An equation of damage (porosity) balance in the composite components at an arbitrary time is formulated. Algorithms of calculating the time dependence of microdamage and macrostresses or macrostrains are developed and relevant curves are plotted in the case of unlimited microdurability Translated from Prikladnaya Mekhanika, Vol. 44, No. 11, pp. 7–17, November 2008.