Impact and damage prediction of sandwich beams with flexible core considering arbitrary boundary effects

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 9, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 411-444

  Yang, Mijia ^a   Qiao, Pizhong ^b  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

^b Washington State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Arbitrary boundary; Damage analysis; Finite difference method; Free vibration; Higher order sandwich impact theory; Load spreading; Progressive failure; Stress wave propagation

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC WAVE PROPAGATION; BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; DAMAGE DETECTION; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; IMPACT TESTING; VIBRATIONS (MECHANICAL);

ARBITRARY BOUNDARY; DAMAGE ANALYSIS; FREE VIBRATIONS; HIGHER ORDER SANDWICH IMPACT THEORY; LOAD SPREADING; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; STRESS WAVE PROPAGATION;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 34548153000     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: 15307972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636207067135     Document Type: Article

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