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Foam Micromechanics

Structure and Rheology of Foams, Emulsions, and Cellular Solids

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Book cover Foams and Emulsions

Part of the book series: NATO ASI Series ((NSSE,volume 354))

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Foam evokes many different images: waves breaking at the seashore, the head on a pint of Guinness, an elegant dessert, shaving, the comfortable cushion on which you may be seated... From the mundane to the high tech, foams, emulsions, and cellular solids encompass a broad range of materials and applications. Soap suds, mayonnaise, and foamed polymers provide practical motivation and only hint at the variety of materials at issue.

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  1. Department 9112 MS0834, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185-0834, USA

    Andrew M. Kraynik

  2. Department 9117 MS0443, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico, 87185-0443, USA

    Michael K. Neilsen

  3. Department of Mathematics, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 75275-0156, USA

    Douglas A. Reinelt

  4. Department of Civil Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, 77843-3136, USA

    William E. Warren

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  1. Laboratoire de Physique des Solides, Université de Paris-Sud, Orsay, France

    J. F. Sadoc

  2. Institut de Physique, Université Louis Pasteur, Strasbourg, France

    N. Rivier

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Kraynik, A.M., Neilsen, M.K., Reinelt, D.A., Warren, W.E. (1999). Foam Micromechanics. In: Sadoc, J.F., Rivier, N. (eds) Foams and Emulsions. NATO ASI Series, vol 354. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9157-7_15

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