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Cellular solids structure and properties

Lorna J. Gibson, Michael Farries Ashby, ,

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1. Introduction 2. The structure of cellular solids 3. Material properties 4. The mechanics of honeycombs 5. The mechanics of foams: basic results 6. The mechanics of foams refinements 7. Thermal, electrical and acoustic properties of foams 8. Energy absorption in cellular materials 9. The design of sandwich panels with foam cores 10. Wood 11. Cancellous bone 12. Cork 13. Sources, suppliers and property data Appendix: the linear-elasticity of anisotropic cellular solids.

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Key concepts: Cork, Materials science, Anisotropy, Continuum mechanics, Composite material, Elasticity (physics), Linear elasticity, Mechanics