Post-impact behaviour of aerospace composites for high-temperature applications: Experiments and simulations

Composites Part B: Engineering

Volumn 28, Issue 5-6, 1997, Pages 651-665

  Sala, Giuseppe ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI MILANO   (Italy)

Author keywords

A. polymer matrix composites; B. impact behaviour; C. finite element analysis; Compression after impact

Indexed keywords

AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; HIGH TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; IMPACT TESTING; NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES; THERMOSETS;

AEROSPACE COMPOSITES; COMPRESSION AFTER IMPACT; POLYMER MATRIX COMPOSITES; POST IMPACT BEHAVIOR;

CARBON FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

EID: 0031354048     PISSN: 13598368     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1359-8368(96)00078-9     Document Type: Article

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