Energy absorption characteristics of metallic and composite shells

Defence Science Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 127-138

  Velmurugan, R ^a   Gupta, N K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY MADRAS   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Axial compression; Composite shells; Energy absorption; Failure mode; Metallic tubes; Post collapse behaviour

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPRESSION TESTING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

METALLIC SHELLS;

SHELLS (STRUCTURES);

EID: 0037668971     PISSN: 0011748X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14429/dsj.53.2137     Document Type: Conference Paper

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