| Preface to the second edition | p. xi |
| Preface to the first edition | p. xiii |
| Units and conversion tables | p. xv |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 1 |
| What is a cellular solid? | p. 2 |
| Making cellular solids | p. 3 |
| Properties of cellular solids | p. 6 |
| Applications of cellular solids | p. 8 |
| Outline of the book | p. 11 |
| The literature | p. 11 |
| References | p. 13 |
| The structure of cellular solids | p. 15 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 15 |
| Cell structure | p. 16 |
| Shape, size and topology | p. 24 |
| Calculating relative density | p. 38 |
| Characterizing cellular materials | p. 43 |
| Conclusions | p. 47 |
| References | p. 50 |
| Material properties | p. 52 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 52 |
| Polymers and elastomers | p. 55 |
| Metals | p. 74 |
| Ceramics and glasses | p. 82 |
| Summary | p. 89 |
| References | p. 90 |
| General references | p. 91 |
| The mechanics of honeycombs | p. 93 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 93 |
| Deformation mechanisms in honeycombs | p. 94 |
| The in-plane properties of honeycombs: uniaxial loading | p. 98 |
| The in-plane properties of honeycombs: biaxial loading | p. 135 |
| The out-of-plane properties of honeycombs | p. 148 |
| Conclusions | p. 158 |
| Elastic moduli of square and triangular honeycombs | p. 159 |
| Small strain calculation of the moduli, including axial and shear deformations | p. 160 |
| The elastic buckling of a honeycomb | p. 167 |
| Mechanical properties of non-uniform commercial honeycombs | p. 169 |
| References | p. 173 |
| The mechanics of foams: basic results | p. 175 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 175 |
| Deformation mechanisms in foams | p. 176 |
| Mechanical properties of foams: compression | p. 183 |
| Mechanical properties of foams: tension | p. 217 |
| Summary of mechanical behaviour of foams: stress-strain maps | p. 224 |
| Conclusions | p. 231 |
| References | p. 231 |
| The mechanics of foams: refinements | p. 235 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 235 |
| The effect of temperature and strain-rate | p. 236 |
| Anisotropy of foam properties | p. 257 |
| Multiaxial loading | p. 264 |
| Conclusions | p. 279 |
| References | p. 281 |
| Thermal, electrical and acoustic properties of foams | p. 283 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 283 |
| Thermal properties | p. 283 |
| Electrical properties | p. 295 |
| Acoustic properties | p. 300 |
| Conclusions | p. 306 |
| References | p. 307 |
| Energy absorption in cellular materials | p. 309 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 309 |
| Energy-absorption mechanisms | p. 311 |
| Methods of characterizing energy absorption in foams | p. 315 |
| Energy-absorption diagrams | p. 319 |
| The design and selection of foams for packaging | p. 331 |
| Case studies in the selection of foams for packaging | p. 335 |
| Conclusions | p. 343 |
| References | p. 343 |
| The design of sandwich panels with foam cores | p. 345 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 345 |
| The stiffness of sandwich structures and its optimization | p. 348 |
| The strength of sandwich structures | p. 356 |
| Optimization of sandwich design: stiffness, strength and weight | p. 366 |
| Case studies in sandwich design | p. 370 |
| Conclusions | p. 383 |
| Results for stiffness-optimized sandwich structures | p. 383 |
| References | p. 385 |
| Wood | p. 387 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 387 |
| The structure of wood | p. 390 |
| The mechanical properties of wood | p. 394 |
| Modelling wood structure and properties | p. 414 |
| Conclusions | p. 426 |
| References | p. 428 |
| Cancellous bone | p. 429 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 429 |
| The structure of cancellous bone | p. 432 |
| The mechanical properties of cancellous bone | p. 438 |
| Modelling the structure and properties of cancellous bone | p. 444 |
| Conclusions | p. 449 |
| References | p. 450 |
| Cork | p. 453 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 453 |
| The structure of cork | p. 454 |
| The mechanical properties of cork | p. 458 |
| Uses of cork | p. 463 |
| Conclusions | p. 467 |
| References | p. 467 |
| Sources, suppliers and property data | p. 468 |
| Introduction and synopsis | p. 468 |
| The compilation of materials and suppliers | p. 468 |
| Property ranges for available cellular materials | p. 469 |
| Case studies | p. 477 |
| Conclusions | p. 482 |
| Commercially-available foams and their suppliers | p. 483 |
| References | p. 495 |
| The linear-elasticity of anisotropic cellular solids | p. 496 |
| The formal description of elastic anisotropy | p. 496 |
| References | p. 502 |
| Index | p. 503 |
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