The crushing performance of a braided I-beam

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 1999, Pages 1881-1890

  Hamada, Hiroyuki ^a   Nakatani, Tamotsu ^a   Nakai, Asami ^a   Kameo, Koji ^a  

^a KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bending property; Braid; Energy absorption mechanism; Glass fiber; I beam; Impact test; Progressive crushing; Side member

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; STIFFNESS;

BRAIDED COMPOSITE BEAM;

COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

ABSORPTION; BEAM; BENDING PROPERTY; BRAID; CROSS-SECTIONAL SHAPE; LOADING;

EID: 0032754360     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(99)00045-7     Document Type: Article

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