Calculation of the elastic modulus of low density open-cell foams with random model

Hangkong Xuebao/Acta Aeronautica et Astronautica Sinica

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-132

  Yuan, Ying Long ^a   Lu, Zi Xing ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Elastic modulus; Open cell foams; Random model; Voronoi tessellation

Indexed keywords

CALCULATIONS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MICROSTRUCTURE;

ELASTIC MODULUS; LOW DENSITY OPEN CELL FOAMS; RANDOM MODEL; VORONOI TESSELLATION;

FOAMS;

EID: 2942691713     PISSN: 10006893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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