Static axial crush performance of unfilled and foamed-filled composite tubes

Bulletin of the Polish Academy of Sciences: Technical Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 31-35

  Ochelski, S ^a   Bogusz, P ^a   Kiczko, A ^a  

^a MILITARY UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Poland)

Author keywords

absorbed energy; experimental mechanics; foamed materials; mechanical properties; polymer composites

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED ENERGY; AXIAL CRUSHES; COMPOSITE ENERGY; COMPOSITE TUBE; DOUGLAS; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPABILITY; EPOXY COMPOSITE; EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL MECHANICS; FOAMED ALUMINIUM; FOAMED MATERIALS; GLASS FABRIC; IMPACT ENERGY ABSORPTION; POLYMER COMPOSITE; THICKNESS OF WALLS; TUBE WALLS; WALL THICKNESS;

CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; FILLED POLYMERS; FILLING; FOAMED PRODUCTS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES; POROUS MATERIALS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84860174297     PISSN: 02397528     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2478/v10175-012-0006-9     Document Type: Article

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