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Fig. 4

From: A numerical micromechanics model for a nonlinear tensile behavior of tobacco leaf with the incorporation of real cellular microstructures

Fig. 4

Process to generate finite element model of plant leaf microstructures based on SEM images: (a) tobacco leaf sample cutting; (b) SEM characterization of cellular microstructure and the selected area for RVE model; (c) The enlarged SEM image of RVE model (d) Cellular boundary identification in SOLIDWORKS; (e) CAD model of processed cellular structure; (f) Finite element model of tobacco leaf with detailed cellular structure.

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