Static indentation and low velocity impact tests on sandwich plates

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Aerospace Division (Publication) AD

Volumn 55, Issue , 1997, Pages 485-490

  Ferri, Rocco ^a   Sankar, Bhavani V ^b  

^a Sigma Labs   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY ABSORPTION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

DROP WEIGHT IMPACT TESTS; QUASI STATIC INDENTATION TESTS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031387740     PISSN: 07334230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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