Effect of bonder at skin/core interface on the mechanical performances of sandwich structures used in Marine industry

Applied Composite Materials

Volumn 14, Issue 5-6, 2007, Pages 307-323

  Borsellino, C ^a   Calabrese, L ^a   Di Bella, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bonder; Glass fibres; Mechanical properties; Sandwich

Indexed keywords

BENDING STRENGTH; GLASS FIBERS; MARINE APPLICATIONS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

CORE INTERFACE; FLEXURAL TESTS; MARINE INDUSTRY; STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 41149138491     PISSN: 0929189X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10443-007-9048-9     Document Type: Article

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