Effects of cell shape and strut cross-sectional area variations on the elastic properties of three-dimensional open-cell foams

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 783-806

  Li, K ^a   Gao, X L ^a   Subhash, G ^b  

^a Texas AandM University   (United States)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Irregular cell shapes; Non uniform strut cross sectional areas; Open cell foams; Structure property relations; Voronoi tessellation

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELASTIC MODULI; MICROSTRUCTURE; PERTURBATION TECHNIQUES; PHASE DIAGRAMS; STRUTS;

IRREGULAR CELL SHAPES; NON-UNIFORM STRUT CROSS-SECTIONAL AREAS; OPEN-CELL FOAMS; STRUCTURE-PROPERTY RELATIONS; VORONOI TESSELLATION;

FOAMS;

EID: 31044452878     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2005.10.007     Document Type: Article

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