Energy absorption of integrated functionally gradient syntactic foam

Journal of Cellular Plastics

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 295-319

  Chittineni, Kanakaji ^a   Woldesenbet, Eyassu ^a  

^a Louisiana State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Compressive properties; Crack propagation; Functionally gradient composites; Microballoons; Syntactic foams

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSION PROPERTIES; COMPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPRESSIVE PROPERTIES; CRACK PROPAGATION BEHAVIOR; FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT; FUNCTIONALLY GRADIENT COMPOSITES; INNER DIAMETERS; INTEGRATED TECHNIQUES; LAYER SEQUENCE; MICROBALLOONS; OPTICAL MICROSCOPES; OUTER DIAMETERS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; SERVO-HYDRAULIC MACHINE; SYNTACTIC FOAMS;

ABSORPTION; CRACK PROPAGATION; CRACKS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; MICROSCOPES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTACTICS;

FOAMS;

EID: 77955834026     PISSN: 0021955X     EISSN: 15307999     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0021955X10368321     Document Type: Article

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