Effect of microballoon radius ratio on syntactic foam core sandwich composites

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 95-111

  Woldesenbet, Eyassu ^a   Gupta, Nikhil ^a   Jerro, H Dwayne ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Microballoon; Radius ratio compression; Sandwich composite; Syntactic foam

Indexed keywords

COMPACTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; FOAMS; VOLUME FRACTION; WATER ABSORPTION;

COMPRESSION; MICROBALLOON; RADIUS RATIO; SANDWICH COMPOSITES; SYNTACTIC FOAMS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 17444421546     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636205047560     Document Type: Article

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