Effect of impact damage on residual compressive strength of glass-fibre reinforced polyester (GFRP) laminates

Composite Structures

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 171-181

  Zhou, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE DAMAGE; GLASS-FIBRE-REINFORCED; LAMINATES; POLYESTER COMPOSITES;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; CRACK INITIATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE (MECHANICAL); FITS AND TOLERANCES; GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; LOADS (FORCES); MECHANICAL TESTING; STIFFNESS;

COMPRESSION AFTER IMPACT TEST; DAMAGE FORCE; DAMAGE MECHANISM; DROP WEIGHT TEST RIG; GLASS FIBRE REINFORCED POLYESTER LAMINATES; IMPACT DAMAGE EFFECT; INCIDENT KINETIC ENERGY; KINK BAND SHEAR; LOCAL FLEXURAL STIFFNESS; RESIDUAL COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0030153214     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0263-8223(96)00031-1     Document Type: Article

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