The effect of cell irregularity on the high strain compression of 2D Voronoi honeycombs

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 1061-1078

  Zhu, H X ^a,b   Thorpe, S M ^a   Windle, A H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Buckling; High strain compression; Honeycomb; Stress strain; Voronoi

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; BUCKLING; COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; STRAIN;

HIGH-STRAIN COMPRESSION; HONEYCOMB; STRESS-STRAIN; VORONOI;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

EID: 29244433059     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2005.05.008     Document Type: Article

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