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SUMMARY:Modelling the behaviour of multiscale cellular materials - Philipp
 e Viot\, Institut de Mécanique et Ingénerie\, Bordeaux\, France
DTSTART:20111110T160000Z
DTEND:20111110T170000Z
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CONTACT:Stephen Walley
DESCRIPTION:Polymeric foams are often used in passive safety applications 
 both for commercial products (e.g. packaging of electronic materials) as w
 ell as for people (e.g. helmets). To improve the performance of safety sys
 tems\, their numerical modelling under the conditions of use is of prime i
 mportance. This numerical approach requires the identification of the foam
  behaviour during an impact. The mechanical behaviour of polymeric foams d
 epends on several parameters such as density and microstructure. The objec
 tive of this study is to evaluate the effect of the microstructure on the 
 foam behaviour.
LOCATION:Mott Seminar Room\, Cavendish Laboratory\, Department of Physics
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