Analytical modeling of composite sandwich panels under blast loads

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 357-380

  Fatt, Michelle S Hoo ^a   Palla, Leelaprasad ^a  

^a University of Akron   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical model; Blast response; Composite sandwich panel; Critical impulse to failure

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODEL; ANALYTICAL MODELING; ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS; BLAST LOADING; BLAST LOADS; BLAST RESPONSE; COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANEL; COMPOSITE SANDWICH PANELS; CRITICAL IMPULSE TO FAILURE; DAMAGE INITIATION; E-GLASS; FACESHEETS; FOAM CORE; PANEL DEFLECTION; PVC FOAM; SANDWICH PANEL; TRANSIENT DEFORMATION; TRANSIENT RESPONSE; TRANSVERSE SHEAR; VINYL ESTERS;

ABAQUS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DEFORMATION; ESTERS; FOAMS; FORECASTING; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MODELS; STRUCTURAL PANELS; WAVE PROPAGATION;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 70449475546     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: 15307972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636209104515     Document Type: Article

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