Ballistic impact of thin-walled composite structures

AIAA Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 875-878

  Vinson, Jack R ^a,b,c   Walker, Jeffrey M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

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

^c AIAA   (United States)

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EID: 0007165621     PISSN: 00011452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/2.7461     Document Type: Article

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