The mechanics of three-dimensional cellular materials

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Authors

Lachlan J. Gibson · ARC Resources (Canada)

Abstract

Abstract The mechanical properties (the moduli and collapse strengths) of three dimensional cellular solids or foams are related to the properties of the cell wall, and to the cell geometry. The results of the analyses give a good description of a large body of data for polymeric foams.

Topics & Keywords

Polymer Foaming and Composites Cellular and Composite Structures Natural Fiber Reinforced Composites

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Sustainable cities and communities

Publication Details

Published in: Proceedings of the Royal Society of London A Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Volume 382, Issue 1782, pp. 43-59

DOI: 10.1098/rspa.1982.0088

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