Predicting failure loads of undamaged sandwich honeycomb panels subject to bending

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 73-104

  Staal, R A ^a   Mallinson, G D ^b   Jayaraman, K ^a   Horrigan, D P W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b TASS Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Compression; Failure; Honeycomb; Sandwich; Wrinkling

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION; FAILURE; HONEYCOMB; SANDWICH; WRINKLING;

FAILURE ANALYSIS;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

EID: 64349103335     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: 15307972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636209103557     Document Type: Article

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