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The rigidity of rods of a polymeric foam in bending and torsion is measured as a function of diameter. The dependence of rigidity upon specimen size is found to be inconsistent with a classically viscoelastic continuum model. The Cosserat continuum, which admits additional degrees of freedom associated with rotation of the microstructure, describes the foam more accurately than the classical continuum. Evidence is presented that additional degrees of freedom associated with the deformation of the microstructure, must be incorporated in a complete continuum model of foamed materials.
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Lakes, R.S. Size effects and micromechanics of a porous solid. J Mater Sci 18, 2572–2580 (1983). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00547573
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