A general tetrakaidecahedron model for open-celled foams

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 1754-1765

  Sullivan, Roy M ^a   Ghosn, Louis J ^a   Lerch, Bradley A ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic material; Elongated Kelvin model; Elongated tetrakaidecahedron; Energy methods; Foam material

Indexed keywords

BENDING (FORMING); ELONGATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROMECHANICS; POISSON RATIO; TENSILE STRENGTH;

ELASTIC MATERIALS; ELONGATED KELVIN MODELS; ELONGATED TETRAKAIDECAHEDRON; ENERGY METHODS; FOAM MATERIALS;

FOAMED PRODUCTS;

EID: 38649126898     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.10.028     Document Type: Article

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