Perforation of sandwich panels with honeycomb cores by hemispherical nose projectiles

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 133-172

  Lin, Chunfu ^a   Hoo Fatt, Michelle S ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite sandwich; Equivalent mass spring models; Perforation; Projectile impact; Static indentation

Indexed keywords

BALLISTICS; DEFORMATION; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INDENTATION; LOADS (FORCES); MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERFORATING; PROJECTILES; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

COMPOSITE SANDWICH; EQUIVALENT MASS-SPRING MODELS; PERFORATIONS; PROJECTILE IMPACTS; STATIC INDENTATION;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 17544377421     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636205048369     Document Type: Article

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