Impact Damage Assessment and Mechanical Degradation of Composites

Key Engineering Materials

Volumn 141-143, Issue , 1998, Pages 3-18

  Gottesman, T ^a   Girshovich, S ^b  

^a Ben Gurion International Airport   (Israel)

^b ISRAEL AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIES   (Israel)

Author keywords

Composites; Failure Analysis; Impact Damage; Nondestructive Evaluation; Residual Strength; Ultrasonic Testing; X Ray Testing

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTIC EMISSION TESTING; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; FAILURE ANALYSIS; IMPACT TESTING; LOAD TESTING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; X RAY ANALYSIS;

RESIDUAL STRENGTH; ULTRASONIC TESTING; X RAY MICROFOCUS TECHNIQUE;

COMPOSITE MATERIALS;

EID: 0031700533     PISSN: 10139826     EISSN: 16629795     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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