On the impact response of sandwich composites with cores of balsa wood and PVC foam

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 40-48

  Atas, Cesim ^a   Sevim, Cenk ^b  

^a DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Aero Wind Industry Inc   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Balsa wood; Damage; Impact; PVC foam; Sandwich composite

Indexed keywords

ABRASIVE WATER-JET; BOTTOM FACE; CORE SHEAR; DAMAGE MECHANISM; DAMAGE MODES; DAMAGE PROCESS; DESTRUCTIVE ANALYSIS; ENERGY PROFILE; EPOXY LAYERS; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; FIBER FRACTURE; IMPACT ENERGY; IMPACT RESPONSE; INTERIOR LAYER; LOAD-DEFLECTION CURVE; PVC FOAM; REPEATED IMPACT; SANDWICH COMPOSITE PANELS; SANDWICH COMPOSITES; VISUAL INSPECTION; WOOD DAMAGE;

FRACTURE; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; VISUAL COMMUNICATION; WOOD;

FOAMS;

COMMUNICATION; COMPOSITES; DAMAGE; FOAM; FRACTURE; IMPACT; OCHROMA; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; WOOD;

EPOXY RESIN; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; FOAM; FRACTURE; GLASS FIBER; IMPACT; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; SHEAR PROPERTY; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 77955266444     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2010.06.018     Document Type: Article

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