Failure of aluminum foams under multiaxial loads

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1097-1117

  Gioux, G ^a   McCormack, T M ^a   Gibson, L J ^a  

^a Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL LOADS; YIELD STRESS;

ALUMINUM FOAMS; DRUCKER-PRAGER CRITERIA; MULTIAXIAL LOADS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 0033900426     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7403(99)00043-0     Document Type: Article

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