Low-velocity impact strength of sandwich materials

Journal of Sandwich Structures and Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 409-426

  Crupi, Vincenzo ^a   Epasto, G ^a   Guglielmino, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

3D computed tomography; Aluminum foam sandwich; low velocity impact; PVC foam sandwich; shipbuilding; thermography

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM FOAM SANDWICH; ALUMINUM SANDWICH STRUCTURES; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; DROP TEST MACHINE; EXPERIMENTAL TECHNIQUES; IMPACT TEST; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; PVC FOAM; PVC FOAM SANDWICH; SANDWICH MATERIALS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE; TRANSPORT INDUSTRY;

ALUMINUM; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; MATERIALS PROPERTIES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHIPS; THERMOGRAPHY (IMAGING); THERMOGRAPHY (TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT); THREE DIMENSIONAL; TOMOGRAPHY;

IMPACT STRENGTH;

EID: 79960830692     PISSN: 10996362     EISSN: 15307972     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1099636210385285     Document Type: Article

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