Influence of cell wall thickness variations on elastic stiffness of closed-cell cellular solids

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 1327-1338

  Grenestedt, Joachim L ^a   Bassinet, Franck ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cellular solid; Constitutive behavior; Imperfections; Micro structure; Modeling

Indexed keywords

CRYSTAL MICROSTRUCTURE; DISLOCATIONS (CRYSTALS); ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STIFFNESS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

CELL WALL THICKNESS; CELLULAR SOLIDS; CONSTITUTIVE BEHAVIOR; IMPERFECTIONS;

FOAMS;

EID: 0033890577     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(99)00054-5     Document Type: Article

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