Damage growth analysis of low velocity impacted composite panels

Composite Structures

Volumn 38, Issue 1-4, 1997, Pages 509-515

  Reis, L ^a   De Freitas, M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEARING CAPACITY; CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS; COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; COMPRESSION TESTING; ELASTICITY; EPOXY RESINS; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; LOAD TESTING; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; STRUCTURAL LOADS;

DAMAGE GROWTH ANALYSIS; FAILURE STRESS; STACKING SEQUENCES;

STRUCTURAL PANELS;

COMPOSITES, CARBON-FIBRE-REINFORCED; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; LOADING; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 0031136301     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(97)00086-X     Document Type: Article

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