Static and low-velocity impact behavior of sandwich beams with closed-cell aluminum-foam core in three-point bending

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 35, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 885-894

  Yu, Jilin ^a   Wang, Erheng ^a   Li, Jianrong ^a   Zheng, Zhijun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Aluminum foam; Dynamic response; Failure map; Low velocity impact; Sandwich beam

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; BENDING (DEFORMATION); DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FAILURE MODES; FOAMS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; VELOCITY CONTROL;

ALUMINUM FOAM; FAILURE MAPS; LOW-VELOCITY IMPACT; SANDWICH BEAMS;

BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

EID: 43449114779     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2008.01.006     Document Type: Article

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