In this study, the finite element and smoothed-particle hydrodynamics adaptive method was
used to reproduce experiments on honeycomb sandwich shields impacted by spherical …

Spacecraft that are launched to operate in Earth orbit are susceptible to impacts by
meteoroids and pieces of orbital debris (MMOD). The effect of a MMOD particle impact on a …

In this paper, the honeycomb sandwich panel (HSP) reinforced with bi-layer Ceramic
(B4C)/Aluminum (Al7075-T6) facesheets is proposed to be used as a shield for spacecraft …

Sandwich panels are widely used in the design of unmanned satellites and, in addition to
having a structural function, can often serve as shielding, protecting the satellites' equipment …

Ballistic perforations of monolithic steel sheets, two-layered sheets and lightweight sandwich
panels were investigated both experimentally and numerically. The experiments were …

During a recent experimental test campaign performed in the framework of ESA Contract
16721, the ballistic performance of multiple satellite-representative Carbon Fibre Reinforced …

Metallic thin-walled tube systems are widely used in the field of impact protection. In
particular, self-locked systems can be rapidly assembled for emergent energy absorption …

In the last 40 years, the increased space activity created a new form of space environment of
hypervelocity objects—space debris—that have no functional use. The space debris …

This work presents an investigation on the damage and high-speed impact deformation
mechanisms at elevated temperatures in honeycomb sandwich panels made from PM1000 …

Abstract The Layerwise/Solid-Element (LW/SE) method, which was developed based on the
layerwise theory and the eight-noded solid element for the laminated composite stiffened …