Two families of finite element models of anisotropic, aluminum alloy, open-cell foams are
developed and their predictions of elastic properties and compressive strength are …

An approach to obtain analytical closed-form expressions for the macroscopic 'buckling
strength'of various two-dimensional cellular structures is presented. The method is based on …

Part II of this study is concerned with the modeling of all aspects of the compressive
response and crushing of the open-cell Al foam studied in Part I. The foam microstructure is …

(SMA) wire. Our aims were to acquaint uninitiated engineers with SMA testing and to
highlight pitfalls in technique and interpreting test results. In the previous article (Part 1), 1 …

Recent advances in manufacturing and material science have given rise to numerous
architectured materials (archimats), which are tailored for multifunctionality and improved …

The nonlinear mechanical properties, deformation and failure mechanisms of polyurea
aerogels (PUAs) were investigated using a multi-scale approach that combines …

Cellular materials are characterized by a low apparent, density and a discrete micro-
structure which is on a distinctly lower length-scale than the one of components made from …

Surfactant-templated mesoporous silica aerogels (or nanofoams) with their entire skeletal
framework nanoencapsulated conformally by a thin polyurea layer are emerging as …

Confined compression tests performed by the authors on open-cell polyurethane foams
reveal the presence of strain localization. After a brief description of the experiments, a …

A metal foam may consist of a very heterogeneous structure, such that the size of the
representative volume element is rather large. Therefore, macroscopic properties of …