Modelling of composite sandwich structures with honeycomb core subjected to high-velocity impact

Composite Structures

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2090-2096

  Buitrago, Brenda L ^a,b   Santiuste, Carlos ^a   Sánchez Sáez, Sonia ^a   Barbero, Enrique ^a   Navarro, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD CARLOS III DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD SIMÓN BOLÍVAR   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

High velocity impact; Honeycomb core; Numerical simulation; Sandwich structures

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB; BALLISTIC LIMIT; CARBON/EPOXY; COMPOSITE SANDWICH STRUCTURE; CONTACT TIME; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FAILURE MECHANISM; HIGH-VELOCITY IMPACT; HONEYCOMB CORE; IMPACT LOADS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; RESIDUAL VELOCITY; SANDWICH PANEL; THREE DIMENSIONAL FINITE ELEMENT MODEL;

BALLISTICS; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; THREE DIMENSIONAL; VELOCITY;

HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES;

CARBON FIBER; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EPOXY RESIN; FAILURE ANALYSIS; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS; IMPACT; LOADING (TESTING); PERFORATION;

EID: 77950863705     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2009.10.013     Document Type: Article

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