Abstract: The effects of surface structure on mechanical performance for open-cell aluminum foam specimens were investigated in the present study. A surface gradient for pore structure and diameter was introduced into open-cell ...

Abstract: In this paper, we present the design and development of a portable, handoperated composite compliant mechanism for estimating the failureload of cmsized stiff objects whose stiffness is of the order of 10 s of kN/m. The ...