Finite element modelling of core thickness effects in aluminium foam/composite sandwich structures under flexural loading

Composite Structures

Volumn 86, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 227-232

  Styles, M ^a   Compston, P ^a   Kalyanasundaram, S ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aluminium foam; Finite element modelling; Flexural loading; Sandwich structure; Strain distribution

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM CLADDING; FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD; FOAMS; FORECASTING; IRON; LIGHT METALS; PHOTOACOUSTIC EFFECT; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUCTURAL DESIGN; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING;

ARBITRARY LAGRANGIAN EULERIAN FINITE ELEMENT (FE) MODEL; COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURES; CORE THICKNESS; ELSEVIER (CO); EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; FAILURE BEHAVIOUR; FINITE ELEMENT (FE) CODE; FINITE ELEMENT (FE) MODELING; FLEXURAL LOADING; FOAM CORES; FULL-FIELD; LS-DYNA; PAPER MODELS; PEAK LOADS; SIZE EFFECTS;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

DEFORMATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; FLEXIBILITY; STRAIN;

EID: 46749129710     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2008.03.024     Document Type: Article

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