A new composite energy absorbing system for aircraft and helicopter

Composite Structures

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 14-23

  Taher, S T ^a   Mahdi, E ^a   Mokhtar, A S ^a   Magid, D L ^a   Ahmadun, F R ^a   Arora, Prithvi Raj ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composite; Edge local buckling; Energy absorbing system; Everting stringer; Failure mode; Keel beam

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE BEAMS AND GIRDERS; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); HELICOPTERS; RETROFITTING;

EDGE LOCAL BUCKLING; ENERGY ABSORBING SYSTEM; EVERTING STRINGER; FAILURE MODE; KEEL BEAM;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

ABSORPTION; AIRCRAFT; BEAM; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE; ENERGY; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FOAM; POLYURETHANE;

EID: 33745736901     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.04.083     Document Type: Article

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