Experimental study of open-cell cellular structures with elastic filler material

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 501-509

  Vesenjak, M ^a   Krstulović Opara, Lovre ^b   Ren, Z ^a   Ochsner A ^c   Domazet, Želiko ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SPLIT   (Croatia)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Dynamic compressive loading; Energy absorption; Open cell cellular structures; Pore filler; Regular topology

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM ALLOYS; BASE MATERIAL; CELLULAR MATERIAL; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; COMPRESSIVE LOADING; ENERGY ABSORBERS; EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES; EXPERIMENTAL TESTING; FILLER MATERIALS; HIGH POTENTIAL; OPEN-CELL; OPEN-CELL CELLULAR STRUCTURES; PORE FILLER; QUASI-STATIC; REGULAR TOPOLOGY; SECOND-PHASE FILLERS; SILICON RUBBERS;

ABSORPTION; AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM ALLOYS; CELL MEMBRANES; ELECTRIC NETWORK TOPOLOGY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; INDUSTRIAL RAILROADS; MATERIALS; TOPOLOGY;

FILLERS;

EID: 67650128271     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-008-9183-8     Document Type: Article

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