Shear modulus prediction of a particulate composite reinforced with hollow spheres surrounded by a graded interphase

The aim of this paper is to understand how the shear modulus of a particulate composite, manufactured with hollow spheres surrounded by a graded interphase in a matrix, depends on the properties of the interphase zone and the inclusion wall. Considering composites with small volume fractions of the hollow inclusions and assuming isotropic phases with a radial power law behavior for the shear modulus in the inhomogeneous interphase, the boundary...