Characterisation of impact damage in skin-stringer composite structures

Composite Structures

Volumn 36, Issue 3-4, 1996, Pages 187-207

  Greenhalgh, E ^a   Bishop, S M ^a   Bray, D ^a   Hughes, D ^a   Lahiff, S ^a   Millson, B ^a  

^a DRA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT MATERIALS; AIRFRAMES; DELAMINATION; IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPACT TESTING; ULTRASONIC EQUIPMENT;

IMPACT DAMAGE; SKIN STRINGER STRUCTURES;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; DELAMINATION; IMPACT DAMAGE; IMPACT STRENGTH;

EID: 0030291879     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(96)00077-3     Document Type: Article

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