Structural response of composite sandwich panels impacted with and without compression loading

Journal of Aircraft

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 596-602

  McGowan, David M ^a   Ambur, Damodar R ^a  

^a NASA LANGLEY RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; IMPACT TESTING; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS; COMPRESSION LOADING; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

AIRCRAFT MANUFACTURE;

EID: 0033132791     PISSN: 00218669     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.2476     Document Type: Article

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