Fatigue analysis of honeycomb-composite sandwich beams

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1183-1191

  Belingardi, G ^a   Martella, P ^a   Peroni, L ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Carbon carbon composites (CCCs); A. Honeycomb; B. Fatigue

Indexed keywords

CARBON CARBON COMPOSITES; FATIGUE OF MATERIALS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

BENDING TESTS; FATIGUE TESTS; SANDWICH BEAMS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 33846223228     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2006.06.007     Document Type: Article

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