Microstructural modelling of functionally graded materials using stochastic Voronoi diagram and B-Spline representations

International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 177-188

  Kou, X Y ^a   Tan, S T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

B Spline; functionally graded material; graded pores; irregular pores; microstructural model; porous structure; probability density function; Voronoi diagram

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; COMPLEX NETWORKS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; GRAPHIC METHODS; INTERPOLATION; MICROSTRUCTURE; PROBABILITY DENSITY FUNCTION; STOCHASTIC MODELS; STOCHASTIC SYSTEMS; TOPOLOGY;

B SPLINES; GRADED PORES; IRREGULAR PORES; MICROSTRUCTURAL MODELING; POROUS STRUCTURES; VORONOI DIAGRAMS;

FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS;

EID: 84856321830     PISSN: 0951192X     EISSN: 13623052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0951192X.2011.627948     Document Type: Article

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