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Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties and Applications

Subjects: Engineering · Mechanical Engineering · Science

Art: Georg Agricola, De re metallica - dowsing (125711292), 1556 · Public domain

Instructor: Lorna Gibson
Term: Spring 2015
Level: Undergraduate, Graduate
What's inside: 37 videos · 1 lecture note · 69 other files · 6 web pages
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Cellular Solids: Structure, Properties and Applications

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Lecture 1: Introduction and Overview

Lecture 2: Processing of Cellular Solids

Lecture 3: Structure of Cellular Solids

Lecture 4: Honeycombs: In-plane Behavior

Lecture 5: Honeycombs: Out-of-plane Behavior

Lecture 6: Natural Honeycombs: Wood

Lecture 7: Natural Honeycombs: Cork; Foams: Linear Elasticity

Lecture 8: Foams: Non-linear Elasticity

Lecture 9: Foams: Thermal Properties

Lecture 10: Exam Review

Lecture 11: Trabecular Bone and Osteoporosis

Lecture 12: Osteoporosis and Evolution

Lecture 13: Tissue Engineering Scaffolds: Processing and Properties

Lecture 14: Tissue Engineering: Osteochondral Scaffold; How To Write a Paper

Lecture 15: Cell-scaffold Interactions; Energy Absorption

Lecture 16: Applications: Energy Absorption in Foams

Lecture 17: Sandwich Panels

Lecture 18: Natural Sandwich Structures; Density Gradients

Lecture 19: Biomimicking

Lecture 20: How I Became a Professor