The influence of FRP inserts on the energy absorption of a foam-cored sandwich panel

Composite Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 373-381

  Found, M S ^a   Robinson, A M ^a   Carruthers, J J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRITTLE FRACTURE; COMPRESSION TESTING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; X RAY ANALYSIS;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTIC INSERTS; FOAM CORED SANDWICH PANELS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

COMPOSITES, FIBRE-REINFORCED; ENERGY ABSORPTION; X-RAY ANALYSIS;

EID: 0031133922     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00072-X     Document Type: Article

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