Morphological lattice models for the simulation of softwood failure and fracture

Holzforschung

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 360-366

  Fournier, Christopher R ^a   Davids, William G ^a   Nagy, Edwin ^a   Landis, Eric N ^a  

^a University of Maine   (United States)

Author keywords

Finite element analysis; Fracture; Growth rings; Lattice models

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; MORPHOLOGY; STIFFNESS;

GRAIN TENSION; LATTICE MODELS;

SOFTWOODS;

ANATOMY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GROWTH RINGS; SIMULATION; SOFTWOODS; STIFFNESS;

PICEA; PICEA RUBENS;

EID: 34250361540     PISSN: 00183830     EISSN: 1437434X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/HF.2007.050     Document Type: Conference Paper

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