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Experimental investigation of the mechanical stiffness of periodic framework-patterned elastomers

N Francois1, T Arnoux, L Garcia

  • 1Department of Applied Mathematics, Research School of Physics and Engineering, The Australian National University, , Canberra, Australian Capital Territory 0200, Australia.

Philosophical Transactions. Series A, Mathematical, Physical, and Engineering Sciences
|January 1, 2014
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Keywords:
elasticityperiodic frameworkporous materials

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