Local probabilistic homogenization of two-dimensional model foams accounting for micro structural disorder

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 989-1006

  Hardenacke, Volker ^a   Hohe, Jörg ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR MECHANICS OF MATERIALS IWM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Effective properties; Micro structural disorder; Numerical homogenization; Solid foams; Stochastic methods

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NUMERICAL METHODS; PROBABILITY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TWO DIMENSIONAL; VOLUME MEASUREMENT; WALLS (STRUCTURAL PARTITIONS);

EFFECTIVE PROPERTIES; MICRO STRUCTURAL DISORDER; NUMERICAL HOMOGENIZATION; SOLID FOAMS; STOCHASTIC METHODS;

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 58249140592     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2008.10.008     Document Type: Article

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