Damage characteristics in sandwich panels subjected to static indentation using spherical indentors

19th AIAA Applied Aerodynamics Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2001, Pages

  Raju, K S ^a,b   Tomblinf, J S ^a,b  

^a WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; ENERGY DISSIPATION; FLOCCULATION; FRACTURE; HONEYCOMB STRUCTURES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

DAMAGE MECHANISM; FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; FRACTURE INITIATION; FRACTURE LENGTH; HONEYCOMB CELLS; LOAD INDENTATION; STATIC INDENTATION; STIFFENING EFFECT;

INDENTATION;

EID: 85067321144     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2001-1189     Document Type: Conference Paper

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