Experimental investigation of the collapse modes and the main crushing characteristics of composite sandwich panels subjected to flexural loading

International Journal of Crashworthiness

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 349-362

  Mamalis, A G ^a   Spentzas, K N ^a   Manolakos, D E ^a   Ioannidis, M B ^a   Papapostolou, D P ^a  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cellular foam; Composites; Crashworthiness; Energy absorbing capacity; Flexural loading; Sandwich panels

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; BENDING (DEFORMATION); BENDING TESTS; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COLLAPSIBLE TUBES; CRUSHING; DEFORMATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; GLASS FIBERS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; INDENTATION; MATERIALS HANDLING; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; MATERIALS TESTING; POLYMERS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; RELIABILITY; RESINS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SPEED; STANDARDS; SYSTEMS ENGINEERING; TESTING;

ACRYLIC RESINS; AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR TESTING AND MATERIALS (ASTM); CANDIDATE MATERIALS; COLLAPSE MODES; COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS; CRASH ENERGY ABSORPTION; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIBRE REINFORCEMENTS; FLEXURAL LOADING; FLEXURAL PROPERTIES; FLEXURAL RESPONSE; FLEXURAL TESTING; FOAM CORES; HYBRID COMPOSITES; INTERNATIONAL STANDARD (IS); LOCAL INDENTATION; MATE RIAL PROPERTIES; MODES OF COLLAPSE; PEAK LOADS; POLYMER FOAM CORE; POLYURETHANE FOAM (PUF); PROGRESSIVE DEFORMATION; SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION; SANDWICH PANELS; THREE-POINT BENDING TESTS; TRANSPORTATION VEHICLES; TWO TYPES;

FOAMS;

EID: 47249156803     PISSN: 13588265     EISSN: 17542111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13588260801933691     Document Type: Article

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