The effect of the microstructure on the stiffness and strength of closed cell foams

Collection of Technical Papers - AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS/ASC Structures, Structural Dynamics and Materials Conference

Volumn 8, Issue , 2006, Pages 5982-5995

  Jiwoong, Sue ^a,b   Whitcomb, John ^a,b,c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b 3141 TAMU ^*  (United States)

^c AIAA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLOSED CELL FOAMS; COMPUTATION POWER; SHELL ELEMENTS; VON MISES STRESS;

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SPACE SHUTTLES; STIFFNESS; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

FOAMED PRODUCTS;

EID: 34147151742     PISSN: 02734508     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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