A comparative study on the impact resistance of composite laminates and sandwich panels

Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 304-315

  Ferri, Rocco ^a   Sankar, Bhavani V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES; DEFLECTION (STRUCTURES); ENERGY ABSORPTION; IMPACT RESISTANCE; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; STRUCTURAL PANELS; ULTRASONIC IMAGING; VISCOELASTICITY; X RAY RADIOGRAPHY;

PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; SANDWICH PANELS; STATIC INDENTATION;

SANDWICH STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031186008     PISSN: 08927057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/089270579701000401     Document Type: Review

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