Topological interlocking of protective tiles for the space shuttle

Philosophical Magazine Letters

Volumn 83, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 351-355

  Estrin, Y ^a   Dyskin, A V ^b   Pasternak, E ^b   Khor, H C ^b   Kanel Belov, A J ^c  

^a CLAUSTHAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c JACOBS UNIVERSITY BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT RESISTANCE; HEAT SHIELDING; IMPACT RESISTANCE; SPACE FLIGHT; TILE; TOPOLOGY;

PROTECTIVE TILES; TOPOLOGICAL INTERLOCKING;

SPACE SHUTTLES;

EID: 0242334227     PISSN: 09500839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/0950083031000120873     Document Type: Article

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