Suppression of interfacial crack for foam core sandwich panel with crack arrester

Advanced Composite Materials: The Official Journal of the Japan Society of Composite Materials

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 11-30

  Hirose, Y ^a   Hojo, M ^b   Fujiyoshi, A ^b   Matsubara, G ^a  

^a KAWASAKI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Delamination suppression; Energy release rate; Foam core; Fracture mechanics; New crack arrester; Sandwich structure

Indexed keywords

CRACK INITIATION; ENERGY RELEASE RATE; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; INTERFACIAL ENERGY; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS;

CRACK SUPPRESSING CAPABILITY; DELAMINATION SUPPRESSION; NEW CRACK ARRESTER; SANDWICH STRUCTURE;

CRACKS;

EID: 33847726199     PISSN: 09243046     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156855107779755309     Document Type: Article

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