Effects of stacking sequence on the impact resistance in composite laminates - Part 1: Parametric study

Composite Structures

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 67-77

  Fuoss, Edgar ^a,c   Straznicky, Paul V ^a   Poon, Cheung ^b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c L 3 Communications SPAR Aerospace Limited   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DELAMINATION; FINITE ELEMENT METHOD; IMPACT RESISTANCE; STRESS ANALYSIS;

INTERFACE ANGLE; PLY GROUPING; STACKING SEQUENCE;

LAMINATED COMPOSITES;

EID: 0031625676     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0263-8223(98)00036-1     Document Type: Article

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