Aluminum-GFRP hybrid square tube beam reinforced by a thin composite skin layer

Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1558-1565

  Jung, Dal Woo ^a   Kim, Hyung Jin ^a   Choi, Nak Sam ^a  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Hybrid; B. Buckling; B. Delamination; Energy absorption

Indexed keywords

3-POINT BENDING; A. HYBRID; ABSORPTION CAPABILITY; ADHESIVE FILM; ALUMINUM TUBES; B. BUCKLING; B. DELAMINATION; BENDING DEFORMATIONS; COMPOSITE SKINS; FRACTURE CHARACTERISTICS; FRACTURE PROCESS; MAXIMUM MOMENTS; METAL LAYER; OPTIMAL THICKNESS; PLY ANGLES; PREPREGS; SKIN LAYER; SPECIFIC ENERGY;

ABSORPTION; ALUMINA; ALUMINUM; BENDING (FORMING); GLASS FIBERS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SKIN; STEEL SHEET; TUBES (COMPONENTS);

BENDING (DEFORMATION);

EID: 70249088291     PISSN: 1359835X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compositesa.2009.06.015     Document Type: Article

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