Summary
Nanocomposites are modeled as a linearly elastic composite medium, which consists of a homogeneous matrix containing a statistically homogeneous random field of spheroid nanofibers with prescribed random orientation. An estimation of the effective thermoelastic properties of NC was performed by the effective field method (see Buryachenko, [10]) taking into account the random orientation of nanofibers as well as justified selection of spatial correlations of fiber location. The independent justified choice of shapes of inclusions and correlation holes provides the matrix of effective moduli which is symmetric (in contrast to the Mori-Tanaka approach). One estimates also the effective tensor of thermal expansion and stress concentrator factors depending on the orientation of the fiber being considered as well as on the justified choice of the shape of correlation holes, concentration and orientation distribution functions of nanofibers.