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. 2020 Jul 24;13(15):3307. doi: 10.3390/ma13153307
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γ surface energy
ε strain
ζ cut fraction
ζc percolation threshold (cut fraction)
ζtot total cut fraction
κ1,κ2 principle curvatures
ν macroscopic Poisson’s ratio
νp plastic Poisson’s ratio
σ stress
σu ultimate tensile strength
σy macroscopic yield stress
σys yield stress of the solid phase
φ solid fraction
φc percolation threshold (solid fraction)
φeff effective solid fraction
a parabolic function constant (ligament shape)
A randomization of beam network
b concavity parameter (ligament shape)
cR size of the nodal mass
Cb leading constant GA (bending)
CE leading constant GA (elastic)
Ct leading constant GA (tension)
Cσ leading constant GA (yield)
CV scaled connectivity density
d ligament diameter (thickness)
E macroscopic Young’s modulus
ET work hardening rate
Es Young’s modulus of the solid phase
Es surface elastic modulus
f percolation exponent
f0 residual surface stress
G genus
g scaled genus
H hardness
KIC fracture toughness
l ligament length
L characteristic length scale (feature)
L˜ characteristic spacing
LRVE RVE edge length
n exponent coarsening power law
nE exponent GA equation (elastic)
nσ exponent GA equation (yield)
p porosity
pc percolation threshold (porosity)
qa charge density
r ligament radius
rsym* ligament shape parameter (symmetry)
rasym* ligament shape parameter (asymmetry)
r/l ligament aspect ratio
SV surface area per volume
SV1 inverse specific surface area
t coarsening time
V volume
Vs/As volume-to-surface ratio
z coordination number (local)
z¯ average coordination number