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Size-Dependent Elastic Properties of Honeycombs

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Simple closed form results for the size-dependent elastic properties of macro-, micro- and nano-sized regular honeycombs with hexagonal, square and equilateral triangular cells are presented in this paper. The results indicate that at the micrometer scale, strain gradient has a dominant effect on the in-plane elastic properties; and that at the nanometer scale, surface elasticity dominates the effects on all the elastic constants of honeycombs.

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    H. X. Zhu

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Zhu, H.X. (2013). Size-Dependent Elastic Properties of Honeycombs. In: Cocks, A., Wang, J. (eds) IUTAM Symposium on Surface Effects in the Mechanics of Nanomaterials and Heterostructures. IUTAM Bookseries (closed), vol 31. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-4911-5_14

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