Finite element modelling of axially crushed silk/epoxy composite square tubes

Composite Structures

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 411-418

  Oshkovr, S A ^a   Taher, S T ^a   Oshkour, A A ^b   Ariffin, A K ^c   Azhari, C H ^c  

^a Department of Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering ^*  (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Composites; Crashworthiness parameters; Finite element model; Mechanical properties; Natural fibres

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED ENERGY; AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES; AVERAGE ERRORS; BUCKLING FAILURE; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; CRUSH FORCE EFFICIENCY; EXPLICIT ANALYSIS; FINITE ELEMENT MODELLING; FINITE ELEMENT MODELS; LOCAL BUCKLING; NON-LINEAR FINITE ELEMENTS;

AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; BUCKLING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; CRASHWORTHINESS; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NATURAL FIBERS; SOFTWARE TESTING;

FINITE ELEMENT METHOD;

EID: 84868154972     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2012.07.032     Document Type: Article

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