THE INSTABILITY OF HIGHLY COMPRESSIBLE ELASTIC COLUMNS

Z. Rigbi

Department of Chemical Engineering

Technion – Israel Institute of Technology

Haifa – Israel

ABSTRACT

An experimental demonstration of the limits of strain which permit buckling of columns made of highly compressible elastic cellular materials is carried out. The experimental jig is described.

Key Words: buckling, elastic foam

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