Compression and impact testing of two-layer composite pyramidal-core sandwich panels

Composite Structures

Volumn 94, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 793-801

  Xiong, Jian ^a,b   Vaziri, Ashkan ^b   Ma, Li ^a   Papadopoulos, Jim ^b   Wu, Linzhi ^a  

^a HARBIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Northeastern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon fiber; Composite; Compression; Low velocity impact; Pyramidal truss core

Indexed keywords

CARBON FIBER COMPOSITE; CORE CONFIGURATION; ENERGY ABSORPTION CAPACITY; FAILURE MECHANISM; IMPACT TEST; LIGHT WEIGHT; LOW VELOCITY IMPACT; LOW-VELOCITY; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES; QUASI-STATIC; QUASI-STATIC COMPRESSION; RELATIVE DENSITY; SANDWICH PANEL; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; TRUSS CORE; UNIFORM COMPRESSION; WOVEN TEXTILES;

BUCKLING; CARBON FIBERS; COMPACTION; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COMPRESSION TESTING; ENERGY ABSORPTION; GLASS FIBERS; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; IMPACT TESTING; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; STRUTS; TRUSSES; WEAVING;

NANOCOMPOSITE FILMS;

EID: 84866322457     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2011.09.018     Document Type: Article

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