Effects of manufacturing procedure on unsymmetrical sandwich structures under static load conditions

Materials and Design

Volumn 35, Issue , 2012, Pages 457-466

  Di Bella, G ^a   Borsellino, C ^b   Calabrese, L ^b  

^a CNR ITAE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. Composites; B. Sandwich structures; H. Failure analysis

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE TESTS; DIFFERENT EFFECTS; FLEXURAL TESTS; FRACTURE MECHANISMS; H. FAILURE ANALYSIS; LOAD CONDITION; MANUFACTURING PROCEDURE; MARINE INDUSTRY; STATIC LOADS; THEORETICAL MODELS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; STEEL BEAMS AND GIRDERS;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 80155194886     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2011.09.037     Document Type: Article

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