Analytical investigation and optimal design of sandwich panels subjected to shock loading

Materials and Design

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 91-100

  Zhu, Feng ^a   Wang, Zhihua ^a,b   Lu, Guoxing ^a,c   Zhao, Longmao ^a,b  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b TAIYUAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Analytical modeling; Blast loading; Optimal design; Plastic deformation; Sandwich panel

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL ANALYSIS; ANALYTICAL MODELING; ANALYTICAL MODELLING; BALANCE (WEIGHTING); BLAST LOADING; CORE THICKNESS; DISPLACEMENT FIELDS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FOAM CORES; FRONT FACE; HONEYCOMB CORES; KEY DESIGN PARAMETERS; LARGE DEFLECTION THEORY; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; RELATIVE DENSITIES; SANDWICH PANELS; SHOCK LOADINGS; SMALL DEFLECTION; STRUCTURAL RESPONSES; THREE PHASES;

ALUMINUM CLADDING; DEFORMATION; LIGHT METALS; OPTIMAL SYSTEMS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

EID: 48549101734     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2008.04.027     Document Type: Article

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