Aramid/epoxy composites sandwich structures for low-observable radomes

Composites Science and Technology

Volumn 71, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1632-1638

  Choi, Ilbeom ^a   Kim, Jin Gyu ^a   Lee, Dai Gil ^a   Seo, Il Sung ^b  

^a Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST)   (South Korea)

^b Agency for Defence Development   (South Korea)

Author keywords

A. Sandwich; A. Structural composites; B. Mechanical properties; C. Finite element analysis (FEA)

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; 3-POINT BENDING; A. SANDWICH; ARAMID FIBER; C. FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS (FEA); E-GLASS; E-GLASS FIBERS; E-M WAVES; ELECTROMAGNETIC ANALYSIS; FOAM CORE; FREE SPACE MEASUREMENTS; FREQUENCY-SELECTIVE SURFACES; LOW DIELECTRIC CONSTANTS; LOW-OBSERVABLE; MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS; PATTERN SIZE; SANDWICH CONSTRUCTION; STRUCTURAL COMPOSITES; TRANSMISSION CHARACTERISTICS;

ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES; ELECTROMAGNETISM; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; GLASS FIBERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; RADOMES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; TEXTILE FIBERS; TRANSMISSIONS; WAVE PROPAGATION; WAVE TRANSMISSION;

FOAMS;

EID: 80052963985     PISSN: 02663538     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compscitech.2011.07.008     Document Type: Article

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