Effects of cell shape and cell wall thickness variations on the elastic properties of two-dimensional cellular solids

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 42, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 1777-1795

  Li, K ^a   Gao, X L ^b   Subhash, G ^a  

^a Michigan Technological University   (United States)

^b Texas AandM University   (United States)

Author keywords

Cellular solids; Finite element method; Irregular cell shapes; Non uniform cell wall thickness; Voronoi tessellation

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFECTS; DEFORMATION; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MICROSTRUCTURE; POISSON RATIO;

CELLULAR SOLIDS; IRREGULAR CELL SHAPES; NON-UNIFORM CELL WALL THICKNESS; VORONOI TESSELLATION;

FOAMS;

EID: 9944240716     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2004.08.005     Document Type: Article

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