On the microstructure of open-cell foams and its effect on elastic properties

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 45, Issue 7-8, 2008, Pages 1845-1875

  Jang, Wen Yea ^a   Kraynik, Andrew M ^b   Kyriakides, Stelios ^a  

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

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Elastic properties; Microstructure; Open cell foams

Indexed keywords

COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LIGAMENTS; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; POLYESTERS; STATISTICAL METHODS;

ELASTIC PROPERTIES; MATERIAL DISTRIBUTIONS; OPEN-CELL FOAMS; URETHANES;

FOAMS;

EID: 38749109650     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.10.008     Document Type: Article

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