Transverse shear modulus of SILICOMB cellular structures

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1236-1241

  Lira, C ^a   Scarpa, F ^a   Tai, Y H ^b   Yates, J R ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

B. Mechanical properties; C. Elasticity; C. Sandwich; C. Sandwich structures

Indexed keywords

3-POINT BENDING; B. MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; C. ELASTICITY; C. SANDWICH; C. SANDWICH STRUCTURES; CELLULAR CONFIGURATION; CELLULAR STRUCTURE; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; HONEYCOMB PANELS; PARAMETRIC STUDY; POISSON'S RATIO; PURE SHEAR; SHEAR MODULUS; SHEAR STIFFNESS; TRANSVERSE SHEAR; TRANSVERSE SHEAR STIFFNESS; UNIT CELLS;

BENDING TESTS; BIOMECHANICS; ELASTIC MODULI; ELASTICITY; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; POISSON RATIO; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STIFFNESS; TOPOLOGY;

COMPUTER SIMULATION;

EID: 79957625025     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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