Design of honeycomb-like composites for electromagnetic and structural applications

IEE Proceedings: Science, Measurement and Technology

Volumn 151, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 9-15

  Smith, F C ^a   Scarpa, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; BENDING (DEFORMATION); COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CURING; ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; PERMITTIVITY; POISSON RATIO; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS; VOLUME FRACTION;

AUXETIC HONEYCOMBS; CELLULAR COMPOSITES;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

EID: 0742285838     PISSN: 13502344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1049/ip-smt:20030851     Document Type: Conference Paper

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