Predicting the perforation response of honeycomb sandwich panels using ballistic limit equations

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 976-981

  Schonberg, William P ^a,c   Schäfer, Frank ^b   Putzar, Robin ^b  

^a MISSOURI UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR HIGH SPEED DYNAMICS   (Germany)

^c and Environmental Engineering Department

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; ORBITS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SPACE DEBRIS;

BALLISTIC LIMIT EQUATIONS; DESIGN APPLICATIONS; HONEYCOMB SANDWICH PANELS; MISSION CRITICAL SYSTEMS; NON-PERFORATING TESTS; ORBITAL DEBRIS; SPACECRAFT MISSIONS; STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS;

BALLISTICS;

EID: 73649089649     PISSN: 00224650     EISSN: 15336794     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.41772     Document Type: Article

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