Dynamic fracture behavior of model sandwich structures with functionally graded core: A feasibility study

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 65, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 1052-1068

  Kirugulige, M S ^a   Kitey, R ^a   Tippur, H V ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Sandwich structures

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; DEFORMATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; FRACTURE; FRACTURE TOUGHNESS; FUNCTIONALLY GRADED MATERIALS; INTERFEROMETRY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; VOLUME FRACTION;

COMPOSITIONAL GRADIENTS; DYNAMIC FRACTURE BEHAVIOR; IMPACT LOADING; STRESS WAVE LOADING;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE PROPERTY;

EID: 18144375578     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.10.029     Document Type: Article

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