Effect of loading conditions on deformation and failure of composite sandwich structures

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Applied Mechanics Division, AMD

Volumn 248, Issue , 2001, Pages 1-17

  Daniel, Isaac M ^a   Gdoutos, Emmanuel E ^a   Abot, Jandro L ^a   Wang, Kuang An ^a  

^a Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVES; BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INDENTATION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

AXIAL LOADING; CORE MODULII; GEOMETRIC DIMENSIONS;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0242694888     PISSN: 01608835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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