The present study focuses on the derivation of effective elastic properties for a two-dimensional elastic continuum containing several different distributions of rec tangular slits. The emphasis of the study is placed on the slit induced anisotropy and com parison of results derived using three different methods belonging to the class of mean field theories. Added is a short study of higher order theories incorporating direct interac tion of adjacent slits.
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