Ply drop-off effects in CFRP/honeycomb sandwich panels - Experimental results

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 423-431

  Thomsen, O T ^a   Rits, W ^b   Eaton, D C G ^b   Dupont, O ^c   Queekers, P ^c  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b EUROPEAN SPACE AGENCY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES   (Belgium)

Author keywords

CFRP honeycomb sandwich panels; Electronic speckle pattern interferometry; Imperfection sensitivity; Local bending; Ply drop off effects

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); ELASTICITY; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INTERFACES (MATERIALS); INTERFEROMETRY; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

ELECTRONIC SPECKLE PATTERN INTERFEROMETRY (ESPI); LOCAL BENDING EFFECTS; PLY DROP OFF EFFECTS;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0030121467     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0266-3538(96)00007-3     Document Type: Article

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