The response of honeycomb sandwich panels under low-velocity impact loading

International Journal of Mechanical Sciences

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 1301-1325

  Meo, M ^a   Vignjevic, R ^a   Marengo, G ^b  

^a CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b GKN Aerospace   (United States)

Author keywords

Barely visible impact damage; Low velocity impact; Sandwich panel

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON ENERGY LEVELS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

BARELY VISIBLE IMPACT DAMAGE (BVID); FAN COWL DOORS; LOW-VELOCITY IMPACT; SANDWICH PANEL;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

EID: 23244454392     PISSN: 00207403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2005.05.006     Document Type: Article

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