Indentation study of Z-pin reinforced polymer foam core sandwich structures

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 6-7, 2009, Pages 822-829

  Du, Long ^a   Jiao, Guiqiong ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN POLYTECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

A. 3 Dimensional reinforcement; A. Carbon fiber; B. Mechanical properties; C. Analytical modelling

Indexed keywords

A. 3-DIMENSIONAL REINFORCEMENT; A. CARBON FIBER; ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; APPROXIMATE SOLUTION; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. ANALYTICAL MODELLING; COMPOSITE FACES; DAMAGE MODES; FOAM CORE; INCLINATION ANGLES; INDENTATION BEHAVIOR; INDENTATION DAMAGE; INDENTER; PINNING DENSITY; PRINCIPLE OF MINIMUM POTENTIAL ENERGY; QUASI-STATIC INDENTATION; RIGID BASE; SANDWICH PANEL; SPHERICAL INDENTER; Z-PIN REINFORCED; Z-PINNING;

CARBON FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PAPER SHEETING; REINFORCEMENT; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SUPERCONDUCTING MATERIALS; VICKERS HARDNESS TESTING;

FOAMS;

EID: 67349170760     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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