Crushability maps for structural polymeric foams in uniaxial loading under rigid confinement

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 289-294

  Subhash, G ^a   Liu, Q ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Crushability map; Multiaxial compression; Rigid confinement; Structural foam; Uniaxial strain

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; POLYMERS; POROSITY; STRAIN; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

POLYMERIC FOAMS; UNIAXIAL LOADING;

FOAMS;

CRUSHING; DEFORMATION; FOAM; POLYMER;

EID: 3042644818     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0014485104041545     Document Type: Article

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