Response of functionally graded polymeric foam under axial compression

S Li, QM Li - International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 2021 - Elsevier
Polymeric foams are widely used for many impact protection applications, and functionally
graded foam materials with density-gradient strategies have been increasingly studied for …

Parametric evaluation and prediction of design parameters of geofoam using artificial neural network and extreme gradient boosting models

PG Sreekantan, A Pant, GV Ramana - Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2024 - Springer
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) geofoam is increasingly used in the construction industry as a
lightweight fill material. The selection of an appropriate grade of geofoam in such cases is …

Assessment of Compressive and Flexural Properties and Stacking Strength of Expanded Polystyrene Boxes: Experimental and Simulation Study

Z Lu, F Jónsdóttir, S Arason, B Margeirsson - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) boxes are used for the packaging of perishable and vulnerable
goods during transportation; for instance, fresh fish fillets. It is important to minimize the …

Non-conventional reinforced EPS and its numerical examination

K Voith, B Spisák, M Petrik, Z Szamosi, GL Szepesi - Processes, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the last decades, the EPS (expanded polystyrene) and the XPS (extruded polystyrene)
have become the most frequently used thermal insulation. Furthermore, the XPS has step …

Comparison of mechanical properties of elasticized and standard EPS used in construction

Y Karakus, BF Tanyu, E Guler, EJ Hoppe - Construction and Building …, 2025 - Elsevier
This study presents the comparison of the mechanical properties of a relatively newer
product that is referred to as Elasticized expanded polystyrene (E-EPS) with the Standard …

coMpARAtIvE BuckLIng AnALYSIS oF concREtE AnD EXpAnDED poLYStYREnE DoME SHELLS

HY Damir, M Rynkovskaya, IA Sereke - Architecture and …, 2024 - aej.spbgasu.ru
Introduction: Various studies have been conducted to analyze the buckling behavior of
concrete spherical shells. Nonetheless, no research is available that would investigate the …

The experimental investigation of the repeated-loading behaviour of the sand-rubber-mixture (SRM)

O Khalaj, R Zakeri, SNM Tafreshi… - IOP Conference Series …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Nowadays the waste rubber problems are concerned due to the environmental issues,
storage, and recycling difficulty. However, the rubber base equipment has been widely used …

Investigation Into Mechanical Properties of Expanded Polystyrene Fresh Fish Boxes Using Finite Element Analysis and Experimental Methods

Z Lu, F Jónsdóttir, S Arason… - ASME …, 2023 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
Expanded polystyrene (EPS) is used as packaging material in transportation. To reduce
environmental impact, it is crucial to minimize the consumption of packaging materials and …

Effect of polymer type and specimen surface roughness on fatigue life

SSM Valeria, S Hadi, RA Widianto - AIP Conference Proceedings, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Accidents encountered in a polymer can occur due to vibration and loads that exceed the
fatigue life that can be predicted by fatigue testing. The purpose of the study was to …

The effect of a rubber sheet on the dynamic response of a machine foundation located over a small thickness of soil layer

O Khalaj, R Zakeri, SNM Tafreshi… - … Series: Earth and …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
Placing a machine footing over a small thickness of soil layer, which is located over a
bedrock, could encounter many challenges due to the bed's notable stiffness in comparison …