Effects of curved cell edges on the stiffness and strength of two-dimensional cellular solids

Composite Structures

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 183-191

  Huang, Jong Shin ^a   Chang, Fu Miao ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Curved cell edge; Hexagonal honeycomb; Stiffness; Strength

Indexed keywords

BRITTLENESS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTIC MODULI; POISSON RATIO;

CELL CURVATURE; CURVED CELL EDGES; PLASTIC COLLAPSE STRENGTH; RELATIVE DENSITY;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 11044227349     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.06.009     Document Type: Article

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