Analysis of a glass-fibre sandwich panel for car body constructions

Composite Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 421-433

  Gaudenzi, P ^a   Pascucci, A ^a   Barboni, R ^a   Horoschenkoff, A ^b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b DAIMLER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FIRE RESISTANCE; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; RAILROAD CARS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

GLASS FIBER SANDWICH PANELS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

ANALYSIS; COMPOSITES, GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STRESS;

EID: 0031136302     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00077-9     Document Type: Article

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