Finite element analysis of aluminium foams under compressive loading
This thesis is concerned with developing numerical models to predict the mechanical behaviour of closed-cell aluminium (AI) foams under uniaxial loading. Many of the existing models produce responses which are very stiff initially and fall sharply after an initial peak (Type-II response). In contras...
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University of Bolton
2011
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Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.573674 |