Experimental and analytical study of nonlinear bending response of sandwich beams

Composite Structures

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 219-229

  Sokolinsky, Vladimir S ^a   Shen, Hongbin ^a   Vaikhanski, Lev ^a   Nutt, Steven R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Four point bend test; Nonlinear analysis; Premature failure; Sandwich beams; Soft core

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BENDING (DEFORMATION); LOADING; PEELING; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

NONLINEAR BENDING RESPONSE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

BENDING; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 0037403141     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(02)00293-3     Document Type: Article

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