Experimental and numerical evaluation of sandwich composite structures

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 64, Issue 10-11, 2004, Pages 1709-1715

  Borsellino, C ^a   Calabrese, L ^a   Valenza, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; C. Finite element analysis; Sandwich

Indexed keywords

ANISOTROPY; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DATA REDUCTION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

FLEXURAL TESTS; MODELING; NON-HOMOGENEITY;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

CARBON FIBER; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MECHANICAL PROPERTY;

EID: 2442716802     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2004.01.003     Document Type: Article

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