Finite-element buckling analysis of sandwich columns containing a face/core debond

Composite Structures

Volumn 69, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 143-148

  Veedu, Vinod P ^a   Carlsson, Leif A ^a  

^a Florida Atlantic University   (United States)

Author keywords

Buckling; Eigenvalue buckling; Finite element analysis; Nonlinear; Sandwich

Indexed keywords

BUCKLING; DEBONDING; EIGENVALUES AND EIGENFUNCTIONS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

BUCKLING LOAD; CORE DENSITIES; SANDWICH COLUMNS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE;

EID: 11044225128     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.06.005     Document Type: Article

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