Micromechanical modeling of three-dimensional open-cell foams using the matrix method for spatial frames

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 249-262

  Li, K ^a   Gao, X L ^b   Roy, A K ^c  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Foams; B. Microstructure; Elastic properties

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POISSON RATIO; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS MATRIX; TORSIONAL STRESS;

CARBON FOAMS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; MICROMECHANICAL MODELING; OPEN-CELL TOPOLOGY;

FOAMS;

EID: 12444300201     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesb.2004.09.002     Document Type: Article

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