Energy absorption characteristics of stitched composite sandwich panels

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 712-728

  Raju, K S ^a   Tomblin, J S ^a  

^a Wichita State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; COMPRESSION TESTING; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; LOADS (FORCES); NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

CRUSH LOADS; EULER BUCKLING; LOAD RATIO; LOAD UNIFORMITY INDEX; STITCHED COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS; WRINKLING;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 0032640158     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002199839903300804     Document Type: Article

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