In-plane directional mechanical properties of carbon fabric skins in sandwich structures after thermoforming

Composite Structures

Volumn 75, Issue 1-4, 2006, Pages 577-581

  Chang, Seung Hwan ^a   Cheon, Seong Sik ^b  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Sandwich structures; Thermoforming; White body

Indexed keywords

CARBON; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; FABRICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS; TENSILE TESTING;

CARBON FABRIC SKINS; REPRESENTATIVE UNIT VOLUME FINITE ELEMENT MODEL; WHITE BODY;

THERMOFORMING;

CARBON FIBER; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FOAM; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MECHANICAL PROPERTY; TESTING; TOW;

EID: 33745883000     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2006.04.033     Document Type: Article

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