Accepted Manuscript Title: Effect of overlapping inclusions on effective elastic properties of composites Author: Ahmed El Moumen Toufik Kanit Abdellatif Imad Hassan E.L. Minor PII: S0093-6413(13)00109-2 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/doi:10.1016/j.mechrescom.2013.07.007 Reference: MRC 2760 To appear in: Received date: 19-2-2013 Revised date: 3-7-2013 Accepted date: 11-7-2013 Please cite this article as: Moumen, A.E., Kanit, T., Imad, A., Minor, H.E.L., Effect of overlapping inclusions on effective elastic properties of composites, Mechanics Research Communications (2013), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mechrescom.2013.07.007 This is a PDF file of an unedited manuscript that has been accepted for publication. As a service to our customers we are providing this early version of the manuscript. The manuscript will undergo copyediting, typesetting, and review of the resulting proof before it is published in its final form. Please note that during the production process errors may be discovered which could affect the content, and all legal disclaimers that apply to the journal pertain.