Local displacement of core in two-layer sandwich composite structures subjected to low velocity impact

Composite Structures

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 53-60

  Jiang, Dazhi ^a   Shu, Dongwei ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Composite laminates; Finite element analysis; Local crash; Low velocity impact; Sandwich structures

Indexed keywords

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT RESISTANCE; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MECHANICAL TESTING; PLASTIC LAMINATES; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

LOCAL CRASH; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITE; TWO-LAYER SANDWICH COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

IMPACT;

EID: 24644449652     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2004.09.019     Document Type: Article

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