An image-based reconstruction of the 3D geometry of an Al open-cell foam and FEM modeling of the material response

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 142-147

  Michailidis, N ^a   Stergioudi, F ^a   Omar, H ^a   Tsipas, D N ^a  

^a ARISTOTLE UNIVERSITY OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Digital image based reconstruction; FE modeling; Open cell Al foam; Polymer impregnating method; Serial sectioning

Indexed keywords

DIGITAL IMAGE; FE MODELING; OPEN-CELL; OPEN-CELL AL-FOAM; SERIAL SECTIONING;

ALUMINUM; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMAGE PROCESSING; POROUS MATERIALS; REPAIR; STRESSES;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 73549104996     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mechmat.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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