Low velocity impact characteristics of 3D integrated core sandwich composites

Textile Research Journal

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 945-962

  Karahan, Mehmet ^a   Gül, Hakan ^a   Ivens, Jan ^b,c   Karahan, Nevin ^a  

^a ULUDAG UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Lessius University College   (Belgium)

Author keywords

3D integrated sandwich; damage tolerance; low velocity impact

Indexed keywords

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FOAMS; VELOCITY; WEAVING;

3D INTEGRATED SANDWICH; 3D SANDWICH STRUCTURES; IMPACT BEHAVIOR; IMPACT CHARACTERISTICS; INTEGRATED CORE; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT TEST; SANDWICH COMPOSITES;

DAMAGE TOLERANCE;

EID: 84859224787     PISSN: 00405175     EISSN: 17467748     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0040517512436832     Document Type: Article

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