Collapse modes in aluminium honeycomb sandwich panels under bending and impact loading

International Journal of Impact Engineering

Volumn 43, Issue , 2012, Pages 6-15

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Collapse modes; Energy absorption; Honeycomb sandwich; Transportation engineering

Indexed keywords

ALUMINIUM HONEYCOMB; CELL SIZE; COLLAPSE MODE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; ENERGY BALANCE MODELS; ENERGY-ABSORBING CAPACITY; EXPERIMENTAL OBSERVATION; HONEYCOMB CELLS; HONEYCOMB PANELS; HONEYCOMB SANDWICH; IMPACT BEHAVIOUR; IMPACT LOADINGS; LIGHTWEIGHT COMPONENTS; LIMIT LOAD; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; STATIC BENDING TESTS; THEORETICAL APPROACH; TRANSPORT INDUSTRY; TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COLLAPSIBLE TUBES; COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY; ENERGY ABSORPTION; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 84455171996     PISSN: 0734743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijimpeng.2011.12.002     Document Type: Article

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