Young’s modulus of 2D cellular structures under periodic boundary conditions and subject to structural effects

• Published in: Computational materials science Vol. 44; no. 2; pp. 552 - 565
• Main Author: Guessasma, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.12.2008; Elsevier
• Subjects: Biopolymer cellular solids; Chemical and Process Engineering; Condensed matter: structure, mechanical and thermal properties; Elasticity parameters; Elasticity, elastic constants; Engineering Sciences; Exact sciences and technology; Food engineering; Life Sciences; Mechanical and acoustical properties of condensed matter; Mechanical properties of solids; Monte Carlo/Voronoi algorithm; Physics; Relative density; Structural effects; Structural effects; Biopolymer cellular solids; Elasticity parameters; Relative density; Monte Carlo/Voronoi algorithm; Voronoï diagram; Digital simulation; Elasticity; Boundary conditions; Young modulus; Finite element method; Monte Carlo methods; Property structure relationship; Curvature; Cellular structure; RELATIVE DENSITY; STRUCTURAL EFFECTS; MONTE CARLO/VORONOI ALGORITHM; MOSAIQUE VORONOI; BIOPOLYMER CELLULAR SOLIDS; ELASTICITY PARAMETERS; SOLIDE CELLULAIRE

Two-dimensional random cellular structures are generated by coupling Voronoi and Monte Carlo algorithms in order to study the effect of cell irregularities on the elasticity parameters of biopolymer cellular solids. Firstly, the Voronoi technique provides the tessellation of the 2D space without pro...