Size effects and the shear response of aluminum foam

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-82

  Rakow, Joseph F ^a   Waas, Anthony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum foam; Shear response; Size effects

Indexed keywords

DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); DYNAMIC LOADS; ELASTIC MODULI; FOAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR DEFORMATION; SILICON CARBIDE; STRAIN RATE;

ALUMINUM FOAMS; SHEAR RESPONSE; SHEAR STRAIN; SIZE EFFECTS;

ALUMINUM;

EID: 5044226705     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2003.12.002     Document Type: Article

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