Influence of the foam core material on the indentation behavior of sandwich composite panels

Cellular Polymers

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 117-131

  Rizov, V ^a   Mladensky, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARCHITECTURE   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MATERIALS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

ELASTIC-PLASTIC INDENTATION; FOAM CORE MATERIAL; UNLOADING PHASES;

FOAMS;

EID: 34247383463     PISSN: 02624893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026248930702600203     Document Type: Article

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