Size effects in two-dimensional Voronoi foams: A comparison between generalized continua and discrete models

Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids

Volumn 56, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 3541-3564

  Tekoǧlu, Cihan ^a   Onck, Patrick R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cellular solids; Micropolar theory; Size effects; Strain divergence theory; Voronoi honeycombs

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY VALUE PROBLEMS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTINUUM MECHANICS; DEFORMATION; DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS; HOLE CONCENTRATION; INITIAL VALUE PROBLEMS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

ANALYTICAL RESULTS; BOUNDARY VALUES; CELLULAR MICROSTRUCTURES; CELLULAR SOLIDS; COMPUTATIONAL RESULTS; DEFORMATION MEASURES; DISCRETE MODELS; ELASTIC RESPONSE]; GENERALIZED CONTINUUM THEORIES; INTERNAL ENERGIES; LOCAL DEFORMATIONS; MICRO ROTATIONS; MICROPOLAR THEORIES; MICROPOLAR THEORY; NUMERICAL CALCULATIONS; PURE BENDING; SIMPLE SHEARS; SIZE EFFECTS; STRAIN CONCENTRATIONS; VORONOI; VORONOI FOAMS; VORONOI HONEYCOMBS;

SIZE DETERMINATION;

EID: 55749083694     PISSN: 00225096     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmps.2008.06.007     Document Type: Article

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