Structural response of all-composite pyramidal truss core sandwich columns in end compression

Composite Structures

Volumn 93, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1964-1972

  Li, Ming ^a,b   Wu, Linzhi ^a   Ma, Li ^a   Wang, Bing ^a   Guan, Zhengxi ^b  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b XI'AN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF HIGH TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Failure modes; Mechanical properties; Numerical simulations; Pyramidal truss; Sandwich column

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FAILURE MODES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MECHANISMS; NUMERICAL MODELS; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; TRUSSES;

ANALYTICAL FORMULAS; ANALYTICAL PREDICTIONS; COMPETING FAILURE MODES; COMPOSITE SANDWICHES; PROPERTIES OF COMPOSITES; PYRAMIDAL TRUSS CORES; SANDWICH COLUMNS; STRUCTURAL RESPONSE;

BUCKLING;

EID: 80052274293     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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