Quasi-static axial crushing of segmented and non-segmented composite tubes

Composite Structures

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 327-343

  Abosbaia, A A S ^a   Mahdi, E ^a   Hamouda, A M S ^a   Sahari, B B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Energy absorption capability; Failure mechanism; Load carrying capacity; Segmented composite tubes

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRUSHING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS;

AXIAL CRUSHING;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

CARBON FIBER; COTTON FIBER; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; GLASS FIBER; IMPACT;

EID: 0037405293     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(02)00341-0     Document Type: Article

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