Compression strength prediction of impact-damaged composite sandwich panels

Annual Forum Proceedings - American Helicopter Society

Volumn 1, Issue , 2004, Pages 656-672

  Ratcliffe, James ^a   Jackson, Wade ^b   Schaff, Jeffery ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENDING STIFFNESS; IMPACT DAMAGE; KINK-BAND PROPAGATION; ROTORCRAFTS;

AIRFRAMES; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELASTICITY; FITS AND TOLERANCES; FRACTURE; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATES; OPTIMIZATION; PRESS LOAD CONTROL; STRESS ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 4143116659     PISSN: 07334249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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