Experimental evaluation of a balsa sandwich core with improved shear properties

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 667-674

  Bekisli, Burak ^a   Grenestedt, Joachim L ^a  

^a Lehigh University   (United States)

Author keywords

A. Wood; B. Mechanical properties; C. Anisotropy; C. Sandwich; Shear testing

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; MARINE APPLICATIONS; NUMERICAL ANALYSIS; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS;

SHEAR STIFFNESS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 0842313068     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0266-3538(03)00294-X     Document Type: Article

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