Influence of wavy imperfections in cell walls on elastic stiffness of cellular solids

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 29-50

  Grenestedt, Joachim L ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

A. microstructures; B. constitutive behavior; B. elastic material; B. foam material; B. porous material

Indexed keywords

DISTORTION (WAVES); ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL VARIABLES MEASUREMENT; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POROSITY; STIFFNESS;

CELLULAR SOLIDS; METAL FOAMS; WAVY IMPERFECTIONS;

FOAMS;

EID: 0031617525     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5096(97)00035-5     Document Type: Article

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