Dynamic response and energy dissipation characteristics of balsa wood: Experiment and analysis

International Journal of Solids and Structures

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 2147-2170

  Vural, M ^a,b   Ravichandran, G ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b ISTANBUL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balsa wood; Cellular materials; Failure model; High strain rate; Impact energy dissipation; Micro inertia

Indexed keywords

DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC LOADS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRAIN RATE;

CELLULAR SANDWICH CORE MATERIALS;

WOOD;

DYNAMIC RESPONSE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; WOOD;

DEFORMATION; DYNAMIC TESTS; LOADS; OCHROMA;

EID: 0037403898     PISSN: 00207683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7683(03)00057-X     Document Type: Article

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