Representative elementary volume

• abstract: In the theory of composite materials, the representative elementary volume (REV) (also called the representative volume element (RVE) or the unit cell) is the smallest volume over which a measurement can be made that will yield a value representative of the whole. Hill (1963) For volumes smaller than the RVE, a representative property cannot be defined and the continuum description of the material breaks down.

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