On the compressive strength of open-cell metal foams with Kelvin and random cell structures

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 47, Issue 21, 2010, Pages 2872-2883

  Jang, Wen Yea ^a   Kyriakides, Stelios ^a   Kraynik, Andrew M ^b  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum; Elastic properties; Foams; Strength

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM-BASE MATERIALS; CELL MODEL; CELL STRUCTURE; COMPRESSIVE RESPONSE; CROSS SECTIONAL AREA; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; ELASTIC REGIME; ELASTOPLASTIC MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; FINITE SIZE; INELASTIC ACTIONS; LIMIT LOAD; MATERIAL DISTRIBUTION; NONLINEAR STRESS-STRAIN RESPONSE; NONUNIFORM; OPEN-CELL FOAMS; OPEN-CELL METAL FOAMS; RANDOM MODEL; REALISTIC MODEL; SHEAR DEFORMABLE BEAMS; SOAP FROTH; STRENGTH; STRESS LEVELS; SURFACE EVOLVER;

ALUMINUM; ANISOTROPY; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMS; LIGAMENTS; METALS; STRAIN;

THREE DIMENSIONAL;

EID: 77955713638     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2010.06.014     Document Type: Article

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