Study on the collapse of pin-reinforced foam sandwich panel cores

Experimental Mechanics

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 197-204

  Rice, M C ^a   Fleischer, C A ^a   Zupan, M ^a  

^a Baltimore County   (United States)

Author keywords

Bending; Core Materials; Pin reinforcement; Sandwich panels; Weight efficient structures; X cor; X core

Indexed keywords

BENDING MOMENTS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FOAMED PLASTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

CORE MATERIALS; CORE PANELS; MECHANICAL RESPONSE; PIN REINFORCEMENT; POLYMER FOAM CORE; SANDWICH PANELS; WEIGHT EFFICIENT STRUCTURES;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

BENDING MOMENTS; CARBON FIBERS; COMPUTATIONAL GEOMETRY; FOAMED PLASTICS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; POLYMERS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

EID: 33745968583     PISSN: 00144851     EISSN: 17412765     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11340-006-7103-3     Document Type: Article

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