@article {7717,
	title = {A Multi-Scale Homogenization Procedure for the Estimation of Young\&rsquo;s Modulus of Porous Materials by a Multi-Void Shape Model.},
	journal = {Journal  of Composite and Advanced Materials},
	volume = {32},
	number = {4},
	year = {2022},
	pages = {165-172},
	abstract = {Transversal cross-section pores of lotus-type porous materials are generally considered circular; however, they exhibit various pore geometries, which affect their effective properties. The main objective of this work is to develop a generalized model which allows estimating the effective Young{\textquoteright}s modulus of multi-void shape porous microstructures by exploiting a relationship developed to evaluate the effective Young{\textquoteright}s modulus of porous materials with single-void shape. A procedure based on free software is then proposed to allow the application of the proposed generalized model on real lotus-type porous material images to estimate the effective Young{\textquoteright}s modulus. The free tool allows the processing of real porous materials images to obtain multi-void shape microstructures and their pores parameters data. The validation of the generalized model has been established by confronting the obtained results with experimental data taken from literature; an excellent agreement was observed. Therefore, it can be concluded that the proposed procedure associated with the generalized model can be used efficiently for predicting the effective Young{\textquoteright}s modulus of the multi-void porous materials, particularly lotus-type porous materials.},
	url = {https://doi.org/10.18280/rcma.320401},
	author = {M MASMOUDI and W KADDOURI and Bourih, K and A BOURIH and S MADANI}
}
