Numerical modeling of the compression process of elastic open-cell foams

Chinese Journal of Aeronautics

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-222

  Zhang, Jia Lei ^a   Lu, Zi Xing ^a  

^a BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Compressive stress; Nonlinear; Open cell foam; Voronoi technique

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPRESSIVE STRESS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GEOMETRY; STRESS-STRAIN CURVES;

CUBIC STAGGERING MODEL; ELASTIC OPEN-CELL FOAMS; NONLINEAR CALCULATION; VORONOI TECHNIQUE;

FOAMS;

EID: 34547344387     PISSN: 10009361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1000-9361(07)60035-1     Document Type: Article

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