Optimal microstructures and exact lower bound of energy of elastic composites from two isotropic phases

Physical materials technology
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We consider a structure comprised of two linear elastic isotropic phases. The structure is placed in uniform external strain fields. We construct a lower bound of strain energy at given phase fraction and external strains. We prove that this lower bound is exact and reached by energy of simple, second-rank and third-rank laminates.