An evaluation of data reduction methods for opening mode fracture toughness of sandwich panels

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 77-90

  Shivakumar, Kunigal ^a   Chen, Huanchun ^a   Smith, Steven A ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA A AND T STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Aviation Applied Technology Directorate   (United States)

Author keywords

Cracked sandwich beam; Data reduction; Interfacial fracture toughness; Sandwich structure

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE INDUSTRY; CANTILEVER BEAMS; CRACKS; DATA REDUCTION; ERRORS; EVALUATION; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; OCEAN STRUCTURES; PLASTICITY; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS;

COMPLIANCE CALIBRATION (CC); CRACKED SANDWICH BEAM (CSB); INTERFACIAL FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; MODIFIED BEAM THEORY (MBT);

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 12344337750     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636205047085     Document Type: Article

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