Microstructural response of aluminum honeycomb to combined out-of-plane loading

Mechanics of Materials

Volumn 35, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 865-876

  Doyoyo, Mulalo ^a   Mohr, Dirk ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum honeycomb; Enhanced Arcan apparatus (EAA); Out of plane; Yield envelope

Indexed keywords

SHEAR STRESS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

MICROSTRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

EID: 0037610984     PISSN: 01676636     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-6636(02)00308-3     Document Type: Article

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