Characterization of Anisotropic Polymeric Foam Under Static and Dynamic Loading

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 51, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1395-1403

  Daniel, I M ^a   Cho, J M ^b  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

^b Hyundai Motor Co   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cellular materials; Dynamic testing; Effects of strain rate; Mechanical characterization; Polymeric foams

Indexed keywords

CELLULAR MATERIAL; DYNAMIC TESTING; EFFECTS OF STRAIN RATE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; POLYMERIC FOAMS; EFFECTS OF STRAINS;

ASPECT RATIO; DYNAMIC LOADS; ELASTIC MODULI; EXPERIMENTS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOAMS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; LOADING; MECHANICAL TESTING; POLYMERS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; DISPERSIONS; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYCARBONATES; STRAIN RATE;

STRAIN RATE; LOADING;

EID: 80052439803     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-011-9466-3     Document Type: Article

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