Damage tolerance of CSM laminates subject to low velocity oblique impacts

Composite Structures

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 101-116

  Madjidi, S ^a   Arnold, W S ^a   Marshall, I H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITES; FIBRE-REINFORCED; IMPACT STRENGTH;

CRACKS; ELASTIC MODULI; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; PLASTIC LAMINATES; PLATES (STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS); POLYESTERS; STRAIN; STRESS INTENSITY FACTORS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

CHOPPED STRAND MAT REINFORCED POLYESTER LAMINATES; DROP WEIGHT TEST RIG; IMPACT DAMAGE; IMPACT ENERGY; IMPACT FORCE; STEEL IMPACTOR;

FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0029657073     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-8223(95)00137-9     Document Type: Article

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