"Segment-wise model" for theoretical simulation of barely visible indentation damage in composite sandwich beams: Part II - Experimental verification and discussion

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2007, Pages 2443-2450

  Minakuchi, Shu ^a   Okabe, Yoji ^b   Takeda, Nobuo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

A. Honeycomb; B. Impact behavior; B. Stress transfer; D. Mechanical testing

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRUSHING; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INDENTATION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TENSILE STRESS; TENSILE TESTING;

COMPOSITE FACESHEETS; DAMAGE GROWTH; STRESS TRANSFER; TRANSVERSE LOADING;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 36448990455     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2007.08.007     Document Type: Article

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