Damage propagation in composite structural elements-coupon experiments and analyses

Composite Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 209-220

  Ireman, T ^a   Thesken, J C ^b   Greenhalgh, E ^b   Sharp, R ^b   Gadke M ^b   Maison, S ^b   Ousset, Y ^b   Roudolff, F ^b   La Barbera, A ^b  

^a SAAB AB   (Sweden)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; CRACK PROPAGATION; DELAMINATION; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMPACT TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; STRESSES;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS; DAMAGE PROPAGATION; IMPACT DAMAGE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

COMPOSITES; DELAMINATION; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030285773     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(96)00078-5     Document Type: Article

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