Finite element analysis on the potential for negative thermal expansion and negative compressibility of triangular building blocks

Kuei Suan Jen Hsueh Pao/ Journal of the Chinese Ceramic Society

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 743-748

  Grima, Joseph N ^a   Gatt, Ruben ^a   Ellul, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALTA   (Malta)

Author keywords

Adjustable thermal expansion coefficient; Finite element method; Negative compressibility; Negative thermal expansion; Thermal contraction

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTABLE THERMAL EXPANSION COEFFICIENT; BUILDING BLOCK; EFFECT OF PRESSURE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; LINEAR COMPRESSIBILITIES; LINEAR THERMAL EXPANSIONS; NEGATIVE COMPRESSIBILITY; NEGATIVE THERMAL EXPANSION; ONE DIMENSION; RELATIVE STIFFNESS; THERMAL CONTRACTION; TRIANGULAR SYSTEM; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

BUOYANCY; COMPRESSIBILITY; DRUG PRODUCTS PLANTS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; PRESSURE EFFECTS; RIGIDITY; SHRINKAGE; THERMAL STRESS;

THERMAL EXPANSION;

EID: 66149142720     PISSN: 04545648     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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