Localized effects across core junctions in sandwich beams subjected to in-plane and out-of-plane loading

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 135-147

  Bozhevolnaya, Elena ^a   Lyckegaard, Anders ^a   Thomsen, Ole Thybo ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Core junction; Local effects; Sandwich; Stress concentrations

Indexed keywords

BENDING (DEFORMATION); FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; REINFORCEMENT; SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS; STRESS CONCENTRATION; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

CORE JUNCTION; LOCAL EFFECTS; OUT-OF-PLANE LOADING; SANDWICH;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 18244372664     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-005-1117-3     Document Type: Conference Paper

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