Impact testing and simulation of composite sandwich structures for civil transportation

Composite Structures

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 257-267

  Torre, L ^a   Kenny, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; IMPACT TESTING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

SANDWICH PANELS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 0034326164     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(00)00101-X     Document Type: Article

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