Compressive response and failure of balsa wood

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 44, Issue 25-26, 2007, Pages 8685-8717

  Da Silva, Andre ^a   Kyriakides, Stelios ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Balsa wood; Compression; Kinking failure

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; CELLS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

CELLULAR MATERIAL; KINKING FAILURE; METALLIC HONEYCOMBS;

WOOD;

CELLS; ENERGY; FAILURE; MICROSTRUCTURE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WOOD;

EID: 35548957393     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.07.003     Document Type: Article

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