Comparative research on the crashworthiness characteristics of woven natural silk/epoxy composite tubes

Materials and Design

Volumn 47, Issue , 2013, Pages 248-257

  Eshkoor, R A ^a   Oshkovr, S A ^b   Sulong, A B ^a   Zulkifli, R ^a   Ariffin, A K ^a   Azhari, C H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Energy absorption; Natural silk composite; Progressive failure; Trigger mechanism

Indexed keywords

CRASHWORTHINESS; ENERGY ABSORPTION; SILK; WEAVING;

CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; COMPARATIVE RESEARCH; COMPOSITE SPECIMENS; COMPOSITE TUBE; CRUSHING TEST; HAND LAY-UP; LOCAL BUCKLING; NATURAL SILK; PEAK LOAD; PROGRESSIVE FAILURE; QUASI-STATIC; RECTANGULAR TUBES; SILK FABRICS; SPECIFIC ENERGY ABSORPTION; TRIGGER MECHANISM; TUBE LENGTH;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84872579993     PISSN: 02641275     EISSN: 18734197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.matdes.2012.11.030     Document Type: Article

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