Indentation failure behavior of honeycomb sandwich panels

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 60, Issue 8, 2000, Pages 1147-1159

  Lee, Shaw M ^a   Tsotsis, Thomas K ^a  

^a HEXCEL CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Structural materials; B. Strength; C. Failure; C. Sandwich; Indentation

Indexed keywords

EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FOUNDATIONS; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR STRESS; STIFFNESS; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRESS CONCENTRATION;

CORE STIFFNESS; HONEYCOMB SANDWICH PANELS; INDENTATION; INDENTER SIZE; SKIN BENDING STIFFNESS;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 0033713676     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0266-3538(00)00023-3     Document Type: Article

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