Measurement of the nonuniform thermal expansion coefficient of a PVC foam core by speckle interferometry - Influence on the mechanical behavior of sandwich structures

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 393-404

  Ferreira, Carlos ^a   Jacquemin, Frédéric ^a   Casari, Pascal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

Author keywords

Density; Foam core; Internal stresses; Speckle interferometry; Thermal expansion

Indexed keywords

HARDNESS; INTERFEROMETRY; RESIDUAL STRESSES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SPECKLE; THERMAL EXPANSION;

DENSITY; FOAM CORE; SPECKLE INTERFEROMETRY; STRESS STATE CALCULATION;

POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

EID: 33747871465     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X06066105     Document Type: Article

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