Low velocity impact response and nondestructive evaluation of sandwich composite structures

American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Noise Control and Acoustics Division (Publication) NCA

Volumn 24, Issue 24, 1997, Pages 197-199

  Vaidya, Uday K ^a   Palazatto, Anthony N ^b   Gummadi, L N B ^b  

^a TUSKEGEE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Air Force Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; BENDING STRENGTH; DYNAMIC RESPONSE; FIBER REINFORCED MATERIALS; IMPACT TESTING; LAMINATED COMPOSITES; SANDWICH STRUCTURES; SHEAR STRENGTH; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; TRUSSES; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

IMPACT RESPONSE;

COMPOSITE STRUCTURES;

EID: 0031358873     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Freitas, G., Magee, C., Dardzinski, P and Fusco, T, 1994. "Fiber Insertion Process for Improved Damage Tolerance in Aircraft Laminates," Journal of Advanced Materials, Vol.25, No.4, pp.36-43.
2. Herup, E.J and Palazatto, A.N, 1996, "Low Velocity Impact Damage Initiation in Graphite/Epoxy Nomex Honeycomb Sandwich Plates," 37th AIAA/ASCE/ASME/AHS SDM Conference, pp. 1765-1773.
3. Herup, E.J, 1996, "Low Velocity Impact on Composite Sandwich Plates," Ph.D Dissertation, Air Force Institute of Technology, Dayton, Ohio.
4. Palazatto, A.N., Gummadi, L.N.B., Vaidya, U.K., and Herup, E.J, 1997, "Low Velocity Impact Damage Characteristics of Z-Fiber Reinforced Sandwich Panels - An Experimental Study," 38th AIAA/ASME/ASCE/AHS SDM, Kissimmee, FL, April.