Static and low velocity impact behavior of composite sandwich panels with an aluminum foam core

Journal of Composite Materials

Volumn 42, Issue 16, 2008, Pages 1659-1670

  Reyes, German ^a  

^a Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (United States)

Author keywords

Aluminum foam; Analytical modeling; Low velocity impact; Sandwich structures; Three point bending

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; ALUMINUM POWDER METALLURGY; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; LIGHT METALS; MODEL STRUCTURES; PERCOLATION (FLUIDS); QUALITY ASSURANCE; REINFORCED PLASTICS; RELIABILITY; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; THERMOPLASTICS;

ABSORBING CHARACTERISTICS; ALUMINUM FOAM SANDWICH; ALUMINUM FOAMS; BALANCE (WEIGHTING); BREAKDOWN (BD); COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS; COMPOSITE SKINS; CONTACT EFFECTS; DYNAMIC LOADING CONDITIONS; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; FACE WRINKLING; IMPACT ENERGIES; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT (LVI); SAGE PUBLICATIONS (CO); SANDWICH SYSTEMS; STATIC PROPERTIES; WEIGHT IMPACT;

FOAMS;

EID: 47949132210     PISSN: 00219983     EISSN: 1530793X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021998308092216     Document Type: Article

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