ABSTRACT
Determination of the macroscopic properties of reinforced composite polymers from the corresponding local properties of the different phases constitutes the fundamental challenge in obtaining new materials with reinforced components. This aspect is motivated by the essential physical observation that the constitutive properties of these materials appear to be homogeneous at the length scale of practical applications, despite the sharp variation of their local properties at the length scale of heterogeneity, and also by the fairly complex spatial distribution of their phases. In this context, the realization of high-performance materials has stimulated considerable research on reinforced polymeric systems.
