Flattening process of empty and polyurethane foam-filled E-glass/vinylester composite tubes - An experimental study

Composite Structures

Volumn 100, Issue , 2013, Pages 479-492

  Niknejad, Abbas ^a   Assaee, Hassan ^b   Elahi, Seyed Ali ^b   Golriz, Ali ^a  

^a YASOUJ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Composite tube; E glass vinylester; Energy absorber; Flattening; Lateral compression; Polyurethane foam

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE TUBE; E-GLASS; ENERGY ABSORBERS; FLATTENING; LATERAL COMPRESSION; POLYURETHANE FOAM;

ENERGY ABSORPTION; GLASS; RIGID FOAMED PLASTICS;

TUBES (COMPONENTS);

EID: 84875326920     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.01.009     Document Type: Article

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