Simulation of impact on sandwich structures

Composite Structures

Volumn 67, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 217-227

  Nguyen, M Q ^a   Jacombs, S S ^a   Thomson, R S ^b   Hachenberg, D ^c   Scott, M L ^b  

^a Sir L W Ctr Aerosp DesTechnol   (Australia)

^b Advanced Composite Structures Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^c AIRBUS OPERATIONS GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Explicit finite element analysis; Impact analysis; Impact damage; Sandwich structures

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; IMPACT RESISTANCE; INDENTATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

FOLDED STRUCTURE; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; PERMANENT INDENTATION;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMPACT;

EID: 10644263285     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.09.018     Document Type: Article

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