New peel stopper concept for sandwich structures

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 67, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 3378-3385

  Jakobsen, J ^a   Bozhevolnaya, E ^a   Thomsen, O T ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

B. Fracture; B. Interface; C. Crack; C. Delamination; C. Sandwich

Indexed keywords

BEAMS AND GIRDERS; BENDING (DEFORMATION); CRACKS; DAMAGE TOLERANCE; DEBONDING; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; PEELING; STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY;

FACE-CORE INTERFACE DELAMINATION; PEEL STOPPER; THREE-POINT BENDING LOADING;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FRACTURE; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35248846924     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2007.03.033     Document Type: Article

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