Porous Solid Structures and Properties (Second Edition)

Author: Lorna J. Gibson, Michael F. Ashby
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Publish Date: 2003-11-01
Features: This book introduces the structure, properties, and engineering design methods of porous solids. By establishing unified models for various types of porous solids (such as engineering honeycomb materials, foam materials, wood, reticulated bone, and soft wood, etc.), it explains the similarities in behavior among these diverse materials. Through case studies, it demonstrates how to select the optimal material for specific engineering applications by applying performance models of foam materials. This book is considered a classic in the field of porous solids. In the second edition, the authors have compiled the latest research findings, including new advancements in the preparation methods of metal and ceramic foam materials, secondary yield behavior, fracture toughness, creep and creep buckling, multi-axial failure criteria, dynamic crushing, and new theories of acoustic performance. Additionally, the book lists relevant data and information for commercial foam materials on performance charts and uses two new case studies to illustrate how to apply these charts in engineering design for material selection. This book can serve as a professional course textbook for senior undergraduate and graduate students in materials-related fields (such as physics, biology, mechanical engineering, architecture, medicine, etc.), as well as a reference book for material researchers and scientific and technical personnel in related fields (such as material mechanics, structural mechanics, biomechanics, etc.).