The elastic properties of sandwich structure with z-pinned foam core

Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 813-831

  Du, L ^a   Jiao Guiqiong, ^a   Huang Tao, ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Mechanical properties; Modeling.; Three dimensional reinforcement

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS RESULTS; ANALYTICAL APPROACHES; CARBON FIBER RODS; COMPOSITE FACES; CORE SHEARS; EFFECTIVE ELASTIC PROPERTIES; EFFECTIVE MODULUS; ELASTIC PROPERTIES; EQUIVALENT MODULUS; FIRST ORDERS; FOAM CORES; MEAN-FIELD THEORIES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIORS; MODELING.; NUMERICAL EXAMPLES; SPACE TRUSS; STRUCTURAL MATERIALS; THEORETICAL MODELS; THREE-DIMENSIONAL REINFORCEMENT; TRUSS CORES; TRUSS NETWORKS; Z-PIN REINFORCED;

BUILDING MATERIALS; CARBON FIBERS; ELASTICITY; MEAN FIELD THEORY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; REINFORCEMENT; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; TRUSSES;

FOAMS;

EID: 63849331118     PISSN: 07316844     EISSN: 15307964     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0731684407087157     Document Type: Article

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