The transverse elastic properties of chiral honeycombs

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1057-1063

  Lorato, A ^c   Innocenti, P ^c   Scarpa, F ^c   Alderson, A ^b   Alderson, K L ^b   Zied, K M ^b   Ravirala, N ^b   Miller, W ^a   Smith, C W ^a   Evans, K E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Deformation; Elastic properties; Finite element analysis; Mechanical properties; Smart materials

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; LINEAR ELASTIC; OUT-OF-PLANE; RAPID PROTOTYPE; REUSS BOUNDS; SIMPLE SHEAR TEST; SMART MATERIALS; TRANSVERSE SHEAR STIFFNESS; YOUNG'S MODULUS;

DEFORMATION; ELASTICITY; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STIFFNESS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

DEFORMATION; ELASTIC PROPERTY; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; HONEYCOMB CONSTRUCTION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; SHEAR PROPERTY; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; YOUNG MODULUS;

EID: 77952880623     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2009.07.008     Document Type: Article

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